ElecWhat

ElecWhat

Pierre (pierre-carru) Publisher

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Channel Version Published

Simple desktop WhatsApp client

Features:

  • Desktop notifications
  • Tray icon with unread count (aka AppIndicator)
  • Custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Spellcheck
  • 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 - <600 lines of code currently
    • Automatically built by GitHub Actions (CI)
  • Preserve window position

Details for ElecWhat

License
  • GPL-3.0
Last updated
  • 8 April 2025 - latest/stable
  • 8 April 2025 - latest/edge
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