A lightweight, user-friendly desktop application and web explorer to easily browse, search, and navigate your unzipped Discord Data Package exports with an authentic Discord-styled UI, direct profile launch shortcuts, user ID tag export tools, and full analytics.
- 💬 Authentic Discord-Inspired UI: Modern, dark glassmorphism interface styled matching native Discord (
#1e1f22,#2b2d31,#5865F2). - ⚡ Instant Startup & On-Demand Message Loading: Instant package indexing (< 0.5s) with exact message count verification across 100,000+ messages.
- ⇅ Chat Sort Order Direction Toggle: Easily switch message feeds between chronological (
⬇️ Oldest Top) and reverse chronological (⬆️ Oldest Bottom) order. - 🚀 Native Discord Direct Launch:
- One-click
Open Chat in Discordbutton (discord://-/channels/@me/{channel_id}) to jump directly into the exact chat room natively in Discord. Open Profilebutton (discord://-/users/{user_id}) to open recipient profile modals natively inside Discord.
- One-click
- 📋 User ID & Search Filter Exporter:
- Copy
<@user_id>mention tags (e.g.<@392810482019482019>) to paste into any Discord chat. - Copy
from:User_IDsearch filters to paste into Discord's native search bar (Ctrl + F).
- Copy
- 🖼️ Attachments & YouTube Video Embeds: Display inline image, video, audio, and document attachments alongside responsive YouTube video embeds.
- 🔍 Global Cross-Chat Search: Instant search across your entire export history (up to 1,000 matches) with click-to-jump navigation into any message.
- 📊 Analytics & Statistics Modal: Detailed breakdown of total messages sent, top DM contacts, and most active server channels.
- 🛡️ Deleted User ID Log Recovery: Automatic background recovery of deleted account IDs from activity and telemetry logs.
- 🖥️ Standalone Windows Desktop Launcher: Single-click
DiscordDataExportExplorer.exelauncher with folder selection dialog. - 🔒 100% Private & Local: Runs entirely on your local machine (
localhost). Zero external servers, zero tracking, zero data collection.
- Download
DiscordDataExportExplorer.exefrom Releases. - Run
DiscordDataExportExplorer.exe. - Click
Browse...and select your unzipped Discord Data Package folder (containingAccount,Messages,Servers). - Click
🚀 Launch Explorer in Browser. The web dashboard will open in your browser athttp://localhost:3000.
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/BrannonSD/discord-data-export-explorer.git cd discord-data-export-explorer -
Install dependencies:
npm install
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Launch server with your export folder path:
node server.js --package "C:/path/to/your/unzipped/package" -
Open your browser to
http://localhost:3000.
Run the included Python GUI script (requires Python 3):
python gui_launcher.py- In Discord, go to User Settings (⚙️ cog icon).
- Navigate to Privacy & Safety.
- Scroll down to Request all of my data and click Request Data.
- Discord will email you a link to download your
.zipdata package (usually within 24-48 hours). - Extract the
.ziparchive to a folder on your computer and select that folder in Discord Data Export Explorer.
Your privacy is paramount. Discord Data Export Explorer:
- Runs 100% locally on your own computer (
localhost:3000). - Does NOT send any data to external servers or APIs.
- Does NOT track usage, analytics, or IP addresses.
- Your message data never leaves your disk.
- Backend: Node.js / Python HTTP Server (Embedded)
- Frontend: Vanilla HTML5, CSS3 (Custom Discord Glassmorphism Design System), JavaScript (ES6+)
- Desktop Launcher: Single Executable (
DiscordDataExportExplorer.exe) compiled with PyInstaller & Python Tkinter (gui_launcher.py)
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Developed with ❤️ by BrannonSD.