ElecWhat is a simple desktop WhatsApp client for Linux.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Desktop notifications.
- Tray icon with unread count (aka AppIndicator), custom tray icons.
- Custom keyboard shortcuts (default).
- Custom CSS.
- Spellcheck.
- CLI & D-Bus interface to show/hide/toggle window.
- Dock unread count badge
- Very stable.
- Can be trusted:
- Code easy to review – ~800 lines of code currently.
- Automatically built by GitHub Actions (CI).
- Preserve window position.
- Custom user scripts in ~/.config/elecwhat/user-scripts/*.js.
- Custom tray icons in ~/.config/elecwhat/user-icons/*.png by default.
Website: github.com/piec/elecwhat
Support:
Developer: Pierre Carru
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
ElecWhat is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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