A few years ago, my friend asked me for advice on how to solve the problem of quickly editing a large number of photos from WhatsApp using Photoshop.
When he tried to open a photo sent to WhatsApp in Photoshop, he got an error:
Could not complete your request because a SOFn, DQT, or DHT JPEG marker is missing before a JPEG SOS marker
You can fix a file by opening it in MS Paint and resaving it. But if you have a lot of such files, this is not the most interesting task.
So I decided to create an open source and free tool that would help solve this problem.
Readme and source code repository: https://github.com/cdefgah/whatsapp-jpeg-repair
Binary releases: https://github.com/cdefgah/whatsapp-jpeg-repair/releases/
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
creating a tool to repair whatsapp jpeg images, that’s pretty useful.
it’s a smart solution to a common problem for anyone dealing with lots of whatsapp photos.
the fact that it’s open source and free makes it accessible to a wider audience.
gonna check out your github repo and the binary releases.
curious, how does the tool specifically fix the jpeg issue?
also, any plans to add more features or support for other image issues?
great job addressing a specific need with a tech solution.
anyone else tackled a similar project or faced this jpeg issue? how’d you handle it?