Whatsit is a lightweight, native desktop client for WhatsApp Web built with Qt 6 and Qt WebEngine.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Not Electron-based. It uses system Qt and WebEngine, resulting in significantly lower memory usage, faster startup, and proper KDE/Qt integration.
- Support for system tray icon and notifications.
Website: github.com/devlinman/whatsit
Support:
Developer: devlinman
License: MIT License
Whatsit is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| WhatsApp Clients | |
|---|---|
| Franz | Messaging app for WhatsApp, Slack, and others |
| WhatSie | Feature rich WhatsApp web client based on Qt WebEngine |
| nchat | Terminal-based chat client |
| ZapZap | Progressive Web Application |
| Karere | Native GTK4 application |
| Youp | WhatsApp wrapper |
| Whatsit | Native desktop client for WhatsAp |
| WasIstLos | Unofficial WhatsApp desktop application written in C++ |
| ElecWhat | Simple desktop WhatsApp client |
| WhatsApp Desktop | Wraps the official WhatsApp Web interface |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
 Explore our comprehensive directory of recommended free and open source software. Our carefully curated collection spans every major software category.This directory is part of our ongoing series of informative articles for Linux enthusiasts. It features hundreds of detailed reviews, along with open source alternatives to proprietary solutions from major corporations such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Autodesk. You’ll also find interesting projects to try, hardware coverage, free programming books and tutorials, and much more. Discovered a useful open source Linux program that we haven’t covered yet? Let us know by completing this form. |