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Backup creates, in a target directory:
- An attachments folder, with all attachments, each named for their
parent message's id - a GUID. If there is more than one attachment
in a given message, each attachment beyond the first will end with
'-N', zero-indexed.
- A file named messages.zip. It contains exactly what went to disk in
the original export code, but zipped up.
Export is now only 'light,' and in this new messages.zip format.
Import supports both the new format and the old format. If the target
directory has a messages.zip file, we'll treat it as the new format.
Next up: Encrypting attachments and the messages.zip!
Signal Desktop
Signal Desktop is an Electron application that links with your Signal Android or Signal iOS app.
Install production version: https://signal.org/download/
Install the beta
You can install it on a computer which already has the production version installed. It uses different data and install locations.
- Windows: You can find the most recent build here: https://updates.signal.org/desktop/beta.yml
- Mac: You can find the most recent build here: https://updates.signal.org/desktop/beta-mac.yml
- Linux: same instructions as the production install steps linked above, but run
apt-get signal-desktop-betainstead
Got a question?
You can find answers to a number of frequently asked questions on our support site: https://support.signal.org/. The community forum is another good place for questions: https://community.signalusers.org/.
Found a Bug? Have a feature request?
Please search the existing issues for your bug and create a new one if the issue is not yet tracked!
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues
Contributing Translations
Interested in helping to translate Signal? Contribute here:
https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/signal-desktop
Contributing Code
Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for setup instructions and contributor guidelines. And don't forget to sign the CLA.
Contributing Funds
You can donate to Signal development through the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
Cryptography Notice
This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted. See http://www.wassenaar.org/ for more information.
The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric algorithms. The form and manner of this distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object code and source code.
License
Copyright 2014-2017 Open Whisper Systems
Licensed under the GPLv3: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html