ElecWhat

Pierre (pierre-carru) Publisher
Productivity

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Details for ElecWhat

Package name

elecwhat

License

GPL-3.0

Last updated

28 April 2026 - latest/stable
23 September 2026 - latest/edge

Websites

github.com/piec/elecwhat

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Preview:

Simple desktop WhatsApp client

Features:

Desktop notifications
Calls / Videos calls working (you need to join WhatsApp Web Beta)
Tray icon with unread count (aka AppIndicator), custom tray icons
Custom keyboard shortcuts
Custom CSS
Spellcheck
CLI & D-Bus interface to show/hide/toggle window
Very stable, I have been running it for 6+ month without crash/freeze
Can be trusted:
- Code easy to review - ~800 lines of code currently
- Automatically built by GitHub Actions (CI)
Preserve window position
Custom user scripts
Custom tray icons

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