Snapchat's export drops every photo and video into your library stamped today. SnapRescue reads the dates and places Snapchat kept in a separate file and writes them back into every memory, captions included. On your own computer or phone, nothing uploaded.
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Today'19 4 23
Today'21 12 31
Today'20 8 7
Today'23 6 14
Today'22 1 2
Today'24 7 19Snapchat hands you the raw photos and videos, but the dates and GPS live in a separate memories_history.json file that your photo app never reads. Import them and 2,000 memories from years of your life all stack up on today's date, with nothing left to say where or when any of it happened.
SnapRescue reunites every file with its real metadata before it ever touches your library.
Snapchat stores every moment in UTC. Other tools paste that in raw, so an evening snap abroad shows up at breakfast. SnapRescue uses each photo's GPS to convert it to the real local time it was taken.
The coordinates go back inside every file, so Google Photos, Apple Photos and Immich put each memory where it happened. SnapRescue's own map groups nearby memories together, so you can wander back through them.
Snapchat saves your captions and stickers as separate see-through images. SnapRescue lays each one back over its photo or video, exactly where you put it. Drag the line to compare.
Most people save several snaps a day, and file names only carry the day. SnapRescue reads the clock Snapchat leaves inside every video, so each one gets its own time and its own place, not a neighbour's.
Coordinates embedded so map view works, plus a readable location like “Byron Bay” written in.
Auto-organized into year folders with date-named files, an instant browsable archive.
Everything runs on your computer. Nothing uploads, no account, no servers seeing your photos.
Got 30,000 memories? Stop any time and pick up exactly where you left off. Nothing redone.
Choose your export, check what was found, and watch every memory get its date back. Then browse them by year, on this day, or on the map. One licence covers Windows, Mac and Android.
Fifty seconds on a real laptop with a real export. Tap a step to jump to it.
In the app: Settings → My Data → Submit Request. They email you a download link. (We never touch your login.)
Snapchat may send several ZIP files. Save them all into one folder. No need to unzip them yourself.
Open SnapRescue and select that folder. It unzips and finds every memory plus its metadata automatically.
Get tidy 2019/ 2020/ … folders ready for Google Photos, Apple Photos, Immich, or anywhere else.
Honest comparison
| Feature | ExportSnaps | Memories Import | SnapRescue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restore dates & GPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unzips your export for you | ✗ extract by hand | ✗ | ✓ |
| Convert to true local time | offset only | ✗ | ✓ |
| Readable place names | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Merge caption/sticker overlays | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Dated year-folder organization | flat | ✗ | ✓ |
| Immich & self-hosted ready (XMP) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Resume large exports | failed only | ✗ | ✓ |
| 100% local / private | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price | $14.99 | paid | $9.99 |
Comparison based on each tool's publicly listed features and pricing as of June 2026. ExportSnaps and Memories Import are independent products; details may change, check their sites for the latest.
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No subscription, unlike a certain ghost. Snapchat Plus is $3.99 every month, forever. SnapRescue costs less than 3 months of that, then it's yours for good.
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Good questions
In Snapchat: profile → Settings ⚙️ → My Data → Submit Request (tick “Include Memories”). Snapchat emails you a download link, usually within a few hours. A large library can arrive as several ZIP files, so just save them all into one folder and point SnapRescue at that folder. See the full step-by-step guide ↑
No. SnapRescue never logs into Snapchat or touches your account. You request your data through Snapchat's own official “My Data” tool, and SnapRescue only processes the ZIP they email you, entirely on your computer.
Never. All processing happens locally on your machine. Your memories don't leave your computer, and SnapRescue works without an account. The only thing that ever goes online is a tiny licence-key check when you unlock the full version.
The full feature set on your first 100 files, so you can confirm it works perfectly on your own photos and videos before paying anything. Unlock once for $9.99 to process your entire library.
Yes. Dates and GPS are written into videos as well as photos, and caption/sticker overlays are merged onto both. Quality is untouched; only metadata changes.
In a clean set of 2019/ 2020/ … folders you choose, with every file's real date and location embedded, ready to drag into Google Photos, Apple Photos, Immich, Lightroom, or anywhere else.
Just import the rescued photos and videos like any others. The date, GPS and caption are written inside each file, so Immich reads them straight away. No need to import anything else. If you run an external library (Immich scanning a folder without altering your originals), tick “Also write XMP sidecar files” in SnapRescue and a matching .xmp is placed next to each item. One thing to note: a sidecar is only ever read alongside its photo or video, never uploaded on its own.
Yes. That SmartScreen notice appears for any new app from an independent developer that hasn't yet built up download history with Microsoft. SnapRescue is safe and runs entirely on your computer. To open it: click “More info”, then “Run anyway”. The warning fades as more people download it.
Windows, Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Android are available now. The iPhone version is in the works. Buy once and you'll get them all included.
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