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title: Install ElecWhat on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of ElecWhat for Linux - Simple desktop WhatsApp
  client
url: https://snapcraft.io/elecwhat
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# ElecWhat

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latest/stable 1.13.4

Install latest/stable of ElecWhat

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install elecwhat
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* elecwhat

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

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

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### Websites

* [github.com/piec/elecwhat](https://github.com/piec/elecwhat "https://github.com/piec/elecwhat")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/elecwhat#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/elecwhat#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/elecwhat#tab-security)

#### 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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## Install ElecWhat on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/elecwhat/ubuntu)