whatsapp-for-linux

An unofficial WhatsApp linux client written in C++ with the help of gtkmm-3.0 and webkit2.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md.

Dependencies

• cmake >= 3.2
• gtkmm-3.0
• webkit2gtk-4.0

Build & Run

For development:

1. Create a debug build directory. mkdir -p build/debug
2. Build. cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug --build build/debug
3. Create symbolic links to ui files in build folder. ln -s ui/ build/debug/
4. Run. ./build/debug/WhatsApp

For full installation, add -DINSTALL_RESOURCES=on to the CMake options, and use cmake --install build/debug or make install -C build/debug after building (you'll probably need administrator privileges for the installation).