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Mr. Whatsit

_{From Stranger Things S5}

Author: devlinman

About Whatsit

• A lightweight, native desktop client for WhatsApp Web built with Qt 6 and Qt WebEngine, and is NOT Electron-based.

• I have tried many Whatsapp web clients, but none of them are fast and light. None of them felt right...

• The app is made for a Arch-KDE Plasma-Wayland setup. But it may work on other setups too.

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Features

• Native Qt 6 & Qt WebEngine-based
• Persistent login and chat storage
• Uses standard XDG directories
• KDE / Wayland friendly
• KDE Native Notification support
• Reduce memory usage & kill switch
• Opens whatsapp links from browsers to send messages
• Tray icon indicator for new messages

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Screenshots

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Wiki & Documentation

• Check the wiki docs for more information.

• Now, Notes is available from wiki docs - Notes.

• It contains important information about the working of the app.

• It is recommended to have a look.

Discussions

• Join the discussions on github to discuss new features, future directions, etc.
• Check Discussions.

Changelog

• Check CHANGELOG to see the updates and information about versions and releases (on the master branch).

Progress & Future

• Check the Project to track and find information about updates.

Contribute

• Check CONTRIBUTING.md.

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Install

Install From AUR

• Now available from AUR - whatsit-git. AUR Package.
• Builds from latest commit from git on default branch (master).

yay -S whatsit-git

Please refer to wiki docs for more information on Building from source and Install.

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LICENSES

• This project (binary/source code) is licensed under the MIT license, compliant with the third-party licenses mentioned below.
• Check Licensing information at LICENSE.
• Copyright Disclaimer: Whatsapp is not owned by me.
• The icons used in this project were grabbed off the internet.

tldr;

• Use this app at your own risk.
• I will not be liable for any damages.

Third-Party Licenses

• This project uses the Qt framework (Qt6), including QtWebEngine, by dynamically linking against them. Links: Qt Source code, Qt Downloads.

• Check Qt NOTICE for more information. Qt is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPL v3).

Third-Party Assets

• Footer SVG generated via Capsule Render.
• WhatsApp branding/images are trademarks of Meta and used for illustrative purposes only.
• Badges generated via Shields.io.
• Icons provided by Simple Icons.

All third-party trademarks and assets belong to their respective owners.

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