WhatsApp Web
FreeBrowser client for WhatsApp — mirror your phone's chats on a computer by scanning a QR code. Send messages, voice notes and files with a full keyboard, no extra account needed.
Bonus: install WhatsApp Web from your browser
Why we recommend WhatsApp Web
With roughly 500 million monthly searches, 'whatsapp web' is the single most-wanted web app on the planet, and the reason is mundane and real: people spend their workday at a keyboard and their chats live on a phone. WhatsApp Web fixes that with one QR scan. Is it free? Completely — it is the same account you already have, with no extra subscription, and multi-device support now keeps it running even when your phone is offline for days at a time.
Best use cases
How to use it: open web.whatsapp.com in Chrome, Edge or Firefox, then on your phone go to Settings → Linked Devices → Link a Device and scan the QR code. To install it as a desktop app, click the install icon in Chrome's address bar — it ships a proper PWA manifest and runs in its own standalone window. Best for long typed conversations, dragging files and photos straight into a chat, and pasting text between your computer and your contacts.
Honest limitations
Does it work offline? No — the browser client needs an internet connection, and while linked devices survive the phone being offline, a device that stays unlinked for 14 days must re-scan the QR code. Status posting and community management remain more limited than in the phone app, and calls only work in browsers that support it, not every setup.
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