iTools SMS Viewer

SMS viewer for backups from iTools Super Backup. Allows loading data from sms.db, viewing chats by numbers, filtering by search (by date or message text).

Simple GUI on Python with Tkinter.

Preview

Requirements

• Python 3.14+ (Tkinter and sqlite3 are built-in, no need to install anything).
• sms.db file from iTools backup (usually in the iPhone backup folder).
• uv (optional, for faster dependency management and running; install via pip install uv or from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/).

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/valsaven/itools-sms-viewer.git
cd itools-sms-viewer

Launch

Place sms.db in the folder with app.py and run:

python app.py

Alternatively, if you have uv installed (recommended for better performance):

uv run app.py

Build to EXE (for Windows)

Install PyInstaller if not already:

pip install pyinstaller

Or with uv:

uv pip install pyinstaller

Build:

pyinstaller --onefile app.py

The EXE will be in the dist folder. Copy sms.db there for it to work.

Tested on

• Apple iPhone 4 A1332 32 GB (GSM)

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.