The Owl VMG Reader

The Owl VMG Reader is a comprehensive, intuitive application that provides you with a simple method for extracting data from message archives saved by the Samsung BADA operating system.

Export messages and back them up in a CSV

Designed with ease of use in mind, the main interface only comprises two panes, one for displaying the contact list and the other for viewing and browsing conversations. Once you back up the SMS archive to your memory card in VMG format, you can use The Owl VMG Reader to export messages and back them up to your computer in CSV format, which is compatible with a wide range of applications.

Use a wizard to import items and display conversation mode

It comes with a built-in opening wizard that guides you through all the necessary steps for importing the archive message files. The inbox and the outbox VMG files are listed separately, enabling you to select the ones you want to import to the current database.
Although the inbox and outbox messages are differentiated, the program detects the contact names and displays the SMS stream in conversation mode.

Incorporated spell-checker and exporting text messages

Exporting the conversation archive is just a matter of a few clicks. You can select the output location and choose whether to merge the message date and time together or not. Also, the number of SMS messages to include in a CSV file is customizable, enabling you to import the output CSV files on an Android device.
The integrated bad character correction tool uses the classical UTF-8 algorithm and the integrated Persian / Arabic character database in order to automatically identify and correct missing characters in the text.

Conclusion and performance

All things considered, The Owl VMG Reader comes in handy to any Samsung phone user who needs to back up the SMS inbox and outbox to the PC for safe keeping. It does so without putting a strain on the computer’s performance, and without popping up errors, crashing or hanging.