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Argaman
Asked: 2019-01-29 07:09:25 +0800 CST

Is there any working Whatsapp client for Ubuntu?

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I have been looking for one for a long time now, but I haven't found even one working port of Whatsapp web for ubuntu.

There was one called whatsie if I remember correctly, but now it doesn't work anymore because the version of chrome is old, or something like that.

Thanks in advance! :)

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14 Answers

  1. You can also just create a Chrome launcher for Whatsapp Web like this:

    1. Use Chrome browser to go to https://web.whatsapp.com and follow the instructions to connect your phone.

    2. Go to Chrome settings ⇒ More tools ⇒ Create shortcut. Check "Open as window" and press "Create". This will create a desktop launcher to Whatsapp web that opens in its own window. Allow desktop notifications (if needed).

    And that's it! I assume this workaround works for Chromium as well, but haven't tried it yet.

    PS.This method works also for Google Calendar, Google Keep and such tools for which there is no (official) linux client available.

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  2. I don't use any Whatsapp client on Ubuntu, but from my computer I use Whatsapp web:

    https://web.whatsapp.com

    You'll have to keep your phone connected, but Windows and Mac clients have the same constraint. And it's an official Whatsapp web site meaning as trustable as Whatsapp phone app. There are plenty of Firefox extensions that work with it.

    There is also whatsdesk, an unofficial client for Ubuntu. It appears in KDE Discover results when "Whatsapp" is searched, so you can probably have a look into your software center to. You can also install it with:

    sudo snap install whatsdesk

    But I have never tested it and it's unofficial, so I would look for users feedback first...

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  3. Following this article, I tried up Rambox on my Mint installation. Works perfectly with Whatsapp so far. It has a free edition (like Franz) but doesn't have the annoying ads that block the app for 10 seconds every few hours.

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  4. On my Ubuntu 16.04.5LTS system, apt-cache search shows me: 

    $ apt-cache search whatsapp
iwatch - realtime filesystem monitoring program using inotify
python-yowsup - library to implement a WhatsApp client
yowsup-cli - command line tool that acts as WhatsApp client

    Have you tried yowsup-cli?

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  5. I use a chrome app called WhatsChrome. it is very good. Give it a try. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/whatschrome/bgkodfmeijboinjdegggmkbkjfiagaan

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  6. There's an alternative which could be very helpful too.

    Franz: You can get it from https://meetfranz.com/. It will also help you with more than just having WhatsApp on your Ubuntu, in fact, it is a messaging app that combines chat & messaging services into one application.

    Hope it is of help to you.

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  7. There are lots of recommendations in this thread for desktop wrappers around WhatsApp Web. This is not the same as WhatsApp Desktop, which has additional features like video calling.

    Anyone making recommendations along these lines should specify what they are referring to.

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  8. I actually use Fedora, so the .desktop and other file paths may probably be different in Ubuntu.

    OBS: This is similar to other answers, but it differs because by following the instructions below you will you have an app-like experience instead of a regular chrome window.

    Anyway, the idea is essentially the same: You can create a file named chome-whataspp.desktop on your .local/share/applications/ directory that launches chrome in the app mode (a separate window, with no tabs and that act as a desktop app. Even the tray icon will show as the whatsapp logo istead of chrome's icon).

    OBS: You'll need to download a png Whatsapp logo (not for the tray, which is loaded from the web page, but for the launcher). This is easy to find one with a transparent background in google images.

    #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome -app="https://web.whatsapp.com/"
Terminal=false
Icon=<path to a png logo file, (e.g. /home/<user>/Icons/WhatsApp.png)>
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;
Icon[C]=<path to a png logo file, (e.g. /home/<user>/Icons/WhatsApp.png)>
Name[C]=WhatsApp (Chrome)
Name=WhatsApp (Chrome)
Comment[C]=WhatsApp (chrome in app mode)
Comment=Direct link to WhatsApp web in chrome app mode
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  9. I use WazzApp.

    It runs as a standalone app and it's basically the same as the web app with some tweaks to increase functionality.

    https://github.com/diospiroverde/WazzApp

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  10. Probably right now you have seen a lot of answers to your questions. But I would recommend you to only use official website (https://web.whatsapp.com/) for this purpose as it's official and has minimal risks. Although many plugins/client can give you the desired results but they're not official and are 3rd party softwares which can't be trusted. They can easily spy on you.

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