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ElecWhat

Pierre (pierre-carru) Publisher

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Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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sudo snap install elecwhat

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Details for ElecWhat

License

  • GPL-3.0

Last updated

  • 7 February 2026 - latest/stable
  • 6 February 2026 - latest/edge

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Simple desktop WhatsApp client

Features:

  • Desktop notifications
  • 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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