About the new WhatsApp Desktop experience

Web and Desktop
Windows
Mac
The new WhatsApp Desktop apps for Windows and Mac are available to download.
What's changing?
WhatsApp Desktop users have been using our web-based desktop app (WhatsApp Desktop) or our browser-based app (WhatsApp Web). To improve the WhatsApp experience for our users, we're developing apps native to Windows and Mac operating systems.
Advantages of native apps:
  • Increased reliability and speed
  • Designed and optimized for your desktop operating system
  • Continue to receive notifications and messages even when your phone is offline
Windows users
Download the new WhatsApp Desktop app for Windows here.
Once downloaded and installed, to log in:
  1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.
  2. Tap
    more options
    on Android or Settings on iPhone.
  3. Tap Linked Devices.
  4. Point your phone camera to the QR code that appears on your WhatsApp Desktop app.
Mac users
Download the new WhatsApp Desktop App for macOS here.
Once downloaded and installed, to log in:
  1. Open WhatsApp on your phone.
  2. Tap
    more options
    on Android or Settings on iPhone.
  3. Tap Linked Devices.
  4. Point your phone camera to the QR code that appears on your WhatsApp Desktop app.
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