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I Built a Free Tool to Extract Contacts from WhatsApp Groups
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I Built a Free Tool to Extract Contacts from WhatsApp Groups

via Dev.to WebdevMb-hunt1mo ago

Ever needed to extract all contacts from a large WhatsApp group? Maybe for community management, marketing outreach, or just backing up your group members? I built WhatsApp Contact Extractor - a free, open-source JavaScript tool that does exactly this. No extensions, no installs, no sign-ups. How It Works Open WhatsApp Web and navigate to your group Open the members panel (click the group name) Open browser DevTools (F12) and paste the script Wait 1-3 minutes while it scrolls and extracts A .tsv file downloads automatically What You Get A clean spreadsheet with: Phone numbers Saved contact names WhatsApp display names Why I Built This Existing tools either cost money, require browser extensions (security risk), or send your data to external servers. This tool is: 100% client-side - your data never leaves your browser Zero dependencies - just one JS file Free and open source - MIT licensed Try It Out GitHub: https://github.com/Mb-hunt/WhatsApp-Contact-Extractor Star it if you find it us

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