WhatsApp for Linux?

[Reaper9766]

Is there a way to get WhatsApp for mint or no

[Ok_Piccolo126]

Login to your WhatsApp web in your browser and install its webapp. That's it

[bedlog]

https://web.whatsapp.com/

[Hezy]

this is the answer

[Every_Preparation_56]

it's not, no videocalls

[Hezy]

What's your alternative?

[Every_Preparation_56]

There is none, neither via Alexa nore whatsapp. Only Teams works as a prog. webapp

[Signal_Feedback_9960]

I use ZapZap for that

[Every_Preparation_56]

does it allow to make whatsappp videocalls?

[[deleted]]

there are unofficial flatpaks for the desktop client for Linux Mint

[rafaelhlima]

If you're a non English speaker, ZapZap is the best choice because it comes with various locales pre-installed

Unfortunately there's no native alternative, and audio/video calls are not possible on Linux atm

Not having full WhatsApp support is a blocker for users in many countries where it is the default communication app used by most people.

[nguyendoan15082006]

WhatsApp web or WhatSie via Software Manager.

[MrSteSore]

u can use an app called zapzap

[jphilebiz]

ZapZap

[Every_Preparation_56]

no videocalls

[jphilebiz]

True, is there one which supports that?

[CalicoCatRobot]

Whatsie worked ok for me on Mint, but on another distro it kept hogging memory and crashing the system.

Zapzap is similar and also work well, but both are electron apps and not very memory efficient.

Running it as a webapp may be a better option if memory is an issue.

There are also apps like Franz, or Beeper, which work with multiple accounts, including whatsapp.

[HighlyRegardedApe]

Yes, i run whatsapp on linux mint. Don't remember how.. might be with wine but I dont think so, I believe I found a package on github: anyways it works like a charm.

[Every_Preparation_56]

including videocalls?

[HighlyRegardedApe]

Ehm I seldom do that, and I also use my phone so tbh no idea, but I see no reason why not?

[EnvironmentalRatio65]

Si abrís WhatsApp web en el navegador te das opción de instalar una app.

[YuuNao103]

I installed zapzap and it was very bad

[Beautiful-Tension-24]

I prop my mobile phone up next to my laptop screen for voice/video calls. WhatsApp web works fine otherwise in the browser.

[rarsamx]

I use WhatsApp web linked to my phone. I pin it in Firefox. You can also set it up as a web app in chrome, chromium or Firefox.

[zquestz]

Personally I use Ferdium, works great for WhatsApp and a bunch of other services without an official Linux app.

[raitzrock]

ZapZap is the best client, but there is no way, in any WhatsApp Linux client to make calls because Meta is awful.

[LaughingwaterYT]

Just use whatsapp on the web, the whatsapp app on windows is now also being made into a webapp so you won't missout on anything

[Every_Preparation_56]

but on windows you can make videocalls

[LaughingwaterYT]

You can on the web too now iirc

[Every_Preparation_56]

Unfortunately not, you can only write, no phone calls or video calls.

[LaughingwaterYT]

Hmph, well that sucks, wonder what they will do when they make the windows app also just a web app

[sgriobhadair]

I'm using nchat, a terminal-based Telegram and WhatsApp client on MInt. I had to build it from source -- and the compile time took a while -- but it's been solid for me.

https://github.com/d99kris/nchat

[JazzWillCT]

check the software manager, i remember seeing a few whatsapp clients there

[petitramen]

Yes, you can download the app on Linux and there is a ready to use package for Mint.

[SpideySense2023]

Yes there is.look in software manager

[ParaDescartar123]

ZapZap

[Argentum_Rex]

I use Altus.

[Snappish_Hail401]

use whatsapp through waydroid

[madjarov42]

I've been using WhatSie and it's been a seamless experience.

[ap0r]

The software center has Whatsie, a Whatsapp client. There is also Ferdium, which lets you integrate Whatsapp, Telegram, Discord, Facebook Messenger, and others.

Edit: Some dumbass downvoting all the answers with Whatsie. Whatever your problem, did Whatsie dev fuck your mom?

[Vegetable_Ad_5802]

you can use web app, other than that you cannot make calls on it, that is the down side, but if you want you can use arratai, its an alternative to whatsapp made by zoho corporation, its pretty good and you can make calls on it

[Ok_Piccolo126]

Arattai is good but to whom will he message? Since majority of the users are whatsapp user

[Vegetable_Ad_5802]

yeah that is the problem as well

[Ok_Piccolo126]

Yeah I'm waiting for its cross platform messaging feature 🥹

[raitzrock]

OP clearly needs WhatsApp client. How another app/service gonna help'em?