This project is currently in a very early stage - pre-prototype and mid-planning.

The Goal

DataViewer is a powerful software tool that helps you organize and view all of your data from various 3rd party services in one convenient place. With DataViewer, you can easily import data archives and sort through them with advanced filtering and search capabilities.

One of the key features of DataViewer is its ability to import data from a wide range of services. Whether you are working with data from social media services, CRM systems, or online marketplaces, DataViewer can handle it all. This makes it the perfect solution for individuals who want to manage and analyze their own personal data from multiple services.

In addition to its import capabilities, DataViewer also offers a number of powerful features for organizing and analyzing your data. With customizable views and the ability to create reports and charts, you can easily gain insights and make informed decisions based on your data.

The Origin: Facebook Data Viewer

This project originally started out as a small windows-only application, named Facebook Data Viewer (FBDV for short), with the goal of allowing users to be able to view their Facebook data in a more user-friendly way than the default Facebook web interface. The project was developed in C# and by v3, it was able to display the majority of data relating to a user’s facebook messages, parsing an archive (my export coming to 50GB once all individual archives merged after downloading) containing hundreds of JSON and media files.

Unfortunately, this was as far as this version of the project got. The project was abandoned due to a number of reasons, including the fact that the project was developed in C# and was windows-only, which limited the potential user base, and also due to the fact that it was not a very enjoyable experience to develop using the Windows Forms framework.

If you wish to try this project out for yourself, you can find the compiled binary for the latest version of the project here: FBDVv3.zip.

The Future: DataViewer

As explained at the top of the page, the DataViewer project was born out of the ashes of the Facebook Data Viewer project, aiming not only to display data such as messages from facebook, but also to be able to import, view and visualize data from a wide range of platforms; all self-hosted and accessible cross-platform through a web browser.