# huan/docker-wechat

DoChat is a Dockerized WeChat (盒装微信) PC Windows Client for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/huan/docker-wechat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-wechat
Homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/zixia/wechat
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: wechat, docker
Last push: 2023-12-31T19:51:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2390, "days_push": 976, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2329, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:37.597982+00:00)

## What it is
DoChat is a Dockerized WeChat PC Windows client that runs on Linux desktops via Wine inside a Docker container. It is launched with a one-line shell script and supports Chinese input and image pasting out of the box.

## Use cases
- run WeChat on Linux
- use WeChat desktop client on Ubuntu
- dockerized WeChat for Linux desktop
- run Windows WeChat client without installing Windows
- sandbox WeChat in a container on Linux
- paste images into WeChat on Linux

## When to choose
- you need the official WeChat PC client on a Linux desktop
- you want a one-command, out-of-the-box setup with Chinese input support
- you prefer isolating WeChat inside a Docker container

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS or Windows with native WeChat clients available
- you are worried about WeChat account bans reported by users of this project
- you need an actively developed solution - the latest release is from late 2023 and WeChat versions may be outdated

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: container-runtime, gui
- domain: cross-platform, messaging-platforms, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: wechat, wine, dockerized-desktop-app, messaging, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- huan/docker-wechat (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.597982+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:38:11.055566+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/huan/docker-wechat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:37.597982+00:00, sha a3c2579dbc9f)
  - homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/zixia/wechat (fetched 2026-08-29T10:18:30.532752+00:00, sha 5bcb33985d7d)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub (fetched 2026-08-29T10:18:30.535442+00:00, sha caaa18892709)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T10:18:30.537027+00:00, sha aeada2272712)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T10:18:30.538573+00:00, sha 05ab59b2bc29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.