# xeco23/WasIstLos

An unofficial WhatsApp desktop application for Linux.

Repository: https://github.com/xeco23/WasIstLos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wasistlos
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cpp, webkit2gtk, gtkmm3-library, linux, gtk3, gui, appindicator, cmake, whatsapp
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-10-22T12:35:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2289, "days_push": 680, "days_rel": 683, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1166, forks 106 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.161341+00:00)

## What it is
WasIstLos is an unofficial WhatsApp desktop client for Linux, written in C++ using gtkmm and WebKitGTK to wrap WhatsApp Web. It adds desktop integrations such as a system tray icon, notifications, autostart, spell checking, and localization on top of the web experience.

## Use cases
- use whatsapp on linux without a browser
- get whatsapp desktop app for my linux distro
- whatsapp with system tray icon and notifications on linux
- run whatsapp web as a native-feeling desktop app
- autostart whatsapp when my linux session starts
- spell-check whatsapp messages in my system language

## When to choose
- you use Linux and want a dedicated WhatsApp desktop app with tray icon and notifications
- you prefer a lightweight native GTK wrapper over keeping a browser tab open
- you want WhatsApp Web features plus desktop integration like autostart and zoom

## When to avoid
- you need an official, WhatsApp-supported client (this is unofficial and could break with API changes)
- you are not on Linux — it targets Linux desktops specifically
- you need features beyond what WhatsApp Web offers, like multi-account support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, chat-interface, web-scraping
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: whatsapp, gtkmm, webkit2gtk, unofficial-client, system-tray, messaging, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- xeco23/WasIstLos (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.161341+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 2026-08-30T06:29:19.231776+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xeco23/WasIstLos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.161341+00:00, sha 94475f9f4eb0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.