LAILOLA

LINE backup viewer for Mac

LAILOLA

Find your old chats and photos on your Mac, and keep them.

Thought it was gone? It may still be in your backup. See what's there for free, then save what matters as a PDF or at original quality.

Lola the lop-eared bunny, the LAILOLA mascot

Scanning and browsing are free ・ Saving needs LAILOLA Pro, a one-time US$19.99 (not a subscription)

Requires a local iPhone backup on this Mac. iCloud-only and encrypted backups can't be read yet. What LAILOLA can't do

No backup on hand? No problem.
Click "Get Started", and the next screen lets you try a fully fictional anonymous demo.

FreeScan and preview
OncePro is a one-time purchase
AnonymousBuilt-in demo data
On-MacChat parsing and search

VIDEOS

Watch it in action

Short videos on how it works and what you might find in your backup. Videos start muted.

TRY IT

Try it yourself

Small samples of what LAILOLA does. They are illustrations for this page, not actual app screens.

An expired photo

A photo that no longer opens in the chat because it expired.

If it's still in your backup, you can find it.

Anything that was already gone before the backup was made can't be found. Photos that only exist as thumbnails are clearly labeled as thumbnails.

Back up → Scan

LAILOLA reads the iPhone backup on your Mac.

1Back up with Finder

Your iPhone to your Mac. About 30 minutes the first time; leave encryption off

2Scan with LAILOLA
128Chats
3,412Photos
86Files
3Viewing is free. Save what you need with Pro

The numbers are an example. How long it takes depends on the size of your backup. Your original backup is only read, never changed.

SCREENS

See the screens

Before you buy, see exactly what you can view and what you can keep.

LAILOLA overview
Overview: how many chats, photos, and files are still in the backup, starting with your earliest photos
LAILOLA photo wall
Photos: arranged by year, with thumbnail-only photos clearly labeled
LAILOLA chat view
Chats: read from the very first message; Export to TXT or PDF (Pro)
LAILOLA search
Search: find an old message by one word; the free version shows the count and the first 5
LAILOLA files
Files: documents and spreadsheets in date order, with preview inside the app

All screens show fictional, anonymous demo data (the demo chats are in Traditional Chinese).

WHAT YOU CAN DO

See what's inside before you decide

Check what's still in your backup before paying anything. If you don't need to export, you can simply finish and leave.

Browse your own backup

Reads the iPhone backup you made with Finder or iTunes — no LINE login required.

Search across chats

Builds a search database on your Mac and finds the conversations actually preserved in the backup.

View photos and attachments

Shows the originals or thumbnails preserved in the backup. What can be recovered depends on the backup contents.

Export only what you need

One purchase of Pro unlocks chat export, saving original photos and attachments, and removes ads.

GET STARTED

Three steps to see inside

The first release supports unencrypted local backups. Your original backup is always treated as read-only.

1

Back up with Finder

Make a local backup of your iPhone on this Mac.

2

Select it in LAILOLA

Grant access to the backup folder from the file picker.

3

Browse and keep

Preview for free, and buy Pro only when you need it.

Want to check first whether it will work for you? See the before-you-start checklist.

PRIVACY

Your conversations are never handed to ads

Chats, photos, contacts, and attachments are processed on your Mac. LAILOLA never asks for your LINE password.

Full privacy policy

  • Chat content is never uploaded to LAILOLA or Pubvio
  • Chat content and sensitive data are never used to select ads
  • No cross-app or cross-site tracking
  • No Pubvio ads are loaded after unlocking Pro

WINDOWS

Coming soon to Windows

Works on Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11. Browse your chats, photos and files and search across chats for free; when you need it, buy Pro once through the Microsoft Store to export chats (TXT, HTML, CSV, PDF) and save original photos and attachments. The Windows version shows no ads.

STEP 1

Install Apple Devices

Get Apple's free "Apple Devices" app from the Microsoft Store.

STEP 2

Back up your iPhone

Connect with a cable, back up all of your iPhone's data to this computer, and leave "Encrypt local backup" unchecked.

STEP 3

Import in LAILOLA

LAILOLA finds the backup automatically and only reads it; the original backup is never modified.

Coming soon to the Microsoft Store

LAILOLA PRO

The moment you need it is the moment to buy

Not a subscription. The free preview stays free — one purchase unlocks the saving features.

US$19.99One-time, Mac App Store in-app purchase. The App Store price shown to you applies.

  • Export chats as TXT or PDF
  • Save all preserved original photos at once
  • Keep copies of original attachments
  • See all search results
  • Remove Pubvio ads
LAILOLAFree to scan ・ Pro US$19.99 once How to get it