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Best Snapchat memories downloader: an honest comparison
List of the most common options for fixing and processing your Snapchat Memories. Including free ones
| Compare | SnapEasy | ExportSnaps | MemoriesExport | SnapSavior | Open-source scripts | Snapchat's own export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 one-time, lifetime | $14.99 one-time | $9.99 lifetime | $7 one-time | Free (MIT license) | Free |
| Free tier | ✗one flat $14.99 — no per-file caps to outgrow | ✓free up to 200 files | ✓100 memories free | ✗ | ✓fully free | ✓free — it's the raw export itself |
| Works in your browserNo install — upload your export, download the fixed archive. | ✓ | ✗desktop app only | ✓ | ✓ | Partialweb version exists; can hit browser memory limits on big libraries | ✓requesting the export only — nothing gets fixed |
| Desktop app (Mac + Windows)Runs fully offline on your own computer. | ✓macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows 10+ | ✓macOS 12+, Windows 10 1809+ | ✓Mac & Windows | ✗ | PartialPython 3.11+ CLI/GUI — you set it up yourself | ✗ |
| On-device option (nothing uploaded) | ✓desktop app is fully local; web uploads auto-delete within 48 h | ✓100% on-device | ✓web deletes in 24 h; app never uploads | ✗cloud upload, 7-day retention | ✓runs on your machine | Partialyour memories are already on Snap servers |
| Restores capture dates (EXIF)The raw export stamps every file with the export date. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓timestamps + EXIF | ✗dates stripped |
| Restores GPS locations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗GPS stripped |
| Merges photo overlaysCaptions, stickers, and drawings stitched back onto the photo. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗overlays arrive as separate files |
| Burns video overlays | ✓ | ✓ | Partialdesktop app only, per their comparison page | ✓ | Partialneeds FFmpeg; ~1–5 min per video | ✗ |
| Rejoins 10-second multi-snap clipsSnapchat split long recordings (roughly 2017–2021) into separate 10-second files. | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✗delivers each clip as its own file |
| Handles huge, multi-part exportsBig libraries arrive as many separate ZIP files. | ✓point it at all your ZIPs; we routinely process 100+ GB libraries | ✓tested to 1.16 TB / 64,790 files | ✓ | —markets 1,000+ memories; no size claims | Partialbrowser version can run out of memory; CLI copes better | Partialthe multi-part mess is exactly the problem |
| Clean, date-sorted archive out | ✓one organized, date-ordered archive | ✓rename-by-date + ZIP export tools | — | — | Partialdownloads files; organizing is on you | ✗meaningless file names, no order |
| Sends results straight to Google Photos / Drive / iCloudDirect hand-off into your cloud library — no manual re-upload. (Any tool's output can be imported by hand.) | Coming soonin development | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Where SnapEasy stands out
Web and desktop, one license
The only tool in this table offering both a zero-install web service and a fully offline desktop app — pick per situation, pay once.
Done-for-you, not do-it-yourself
No separate fix-this, fix-that tools to run. One upload (or one drag onto the app), one clean, date-sorted archive back.
Straight to your cloud library — coming soon
Direct hand-off of your finished archive into Google Photos, Google Drive, or iCloud is in development. No tool in this table offers that today.
See the full details on the pricing page, or grab the desktop app for the fully offline route.
Snap deletes in—
Whichever tool you pick — don't wait.
Snap locks older Memories behind a paywall starting January 2027.