Flatsonar

WhatsApp Desktop

by Alberto Mimbrero

Unofficial WhatsApp Web Desktop client.

Broad permissions Verified creator MIT v1.2.3
Install Source code
Screenshot 1 of WhatsApp Desktop

About

With WhatsApp on the desktop, you can seamlessly sync all of your chats to your computer so that you can chat on whatever device is most convenient to you. NOTE: This wrapper is not verified by, affiliated with, or supported by WhatsApp Inc.

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source
    source:prebuilt
  • hosted by github.com/sudsarkar13, which owns the com.github namespace of com.github.sudsarkar13.whatsapp-desktop-client
    publisher:namespace

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.