--- title: Install Whatly on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Whatly for on Arch Linux - Feature-rich WhatsApp Web client for the Linux desktop url: https://snapcraft.io/install/whatly/arch --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Whatly on **Arch Linux** # Whatly [Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/shakaran "View all snaps from Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran)") * [Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/shakaran "View all snaps from Angel Guzman Maeso (shakaran)") * [Social](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=social) * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/whatly/arch#install) #### Feature-rich WhatsApp Web client for the Linux desktop Whatly is a native desktop wrapper for WhatsApp Web, built on Qt and QtWebEngine. It brings WhatsApp out of the browser tab and into a proper desktop application with system integration, privacy controls, and customization options unavailable in a plain browser. This is a fork maintained by Ángel Guzmán Maeso, based on the original WhatSie created by Keshav Bhatt and released under the MIT licence. Core features: * Multiple WhatsApp accounts: as separate windows or as tabs in one window, each with its own session and settings * Scheduled messages, sent later and delivered on the next launch if the app was closed when they came due * Fourteen chat themes, a chat wallpaper and custom CSS * Privacy blur that hides the chat list and open conversation until you hover * Choose the font family WhatsApp Web renders in, plus an adjustable interface font size * Spell checker with 31 languages, several checked at once * App lock with PIN protection and a configurable auto-lock timeout * Light and Dark themes, optionally following the system preference live Desktop integration: * Native system notifications and custom in-app notification popups * System tray with an unread badge, an optional monochrome icon and a connection-status indicator * Unread count shown on the taskbar (Unity LauncherEntry: KDE, Dash-to-Dock and others) * Connection watchdog that reloads a stalled session, and optional automatic reload after a page crash * Global keyboard shortcuts and a built-in download manager * Per-session audio mute and notification suppression * HiDPI/4K scaling, configurable zoom and a custom user-agent string * Runs on Linux and Windows (plus an experimental macOS build); interface translated into 30 languages ### Package name * whatly --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * 10 October 2026 - latest/stable * 21 October 2026 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/shakaran/whatly](https://github.com/shakaran/whatly "https://github.com/shakaran/whatly") --- ### Contact * [github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues](https://github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues "https://github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues") --- ### Donations * [ko-fi.com](https://ko-fi.com/shakaran "https://ko-fi.com/shakaran") * [wise.com](https://wise.com/pay/me/angelg1148 "https://wise.com/pay/me/angelg1148") * [www.paypal.me](https://www.paypal.me/shakaran "https://www.paypal.me/shakaran") --- ### Source code * [github.com/shakaran/whatly](https://github.com/shakaran/whatly "https://github.com/shakaran/whatly") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues](https://github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues "https://github.com/shakaran/whatly/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/whatly/arch#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Arch Linux and install Whatly Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the [Arch User Repository (AUR).](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/snapd/) The [manual build process](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages) is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the [prerequisites](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Prerequisites) installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following: ``` git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git cd snapd makepkg -si ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` If [AppArmor](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AppArmor) is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Whatly To install Whatly, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install whatly ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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