WAllie

Electron-based Unofficial WhatsApp Client for Linux with Multi-account and Extensions Support, and QoL changes.

I was tired of finding Linux clients for WhatsApp which did not do everything I wanted in one place. So I built one, and now I am sharing it with you. Meet WAllie (WhatsApp for linux)!

Features:

• 👤 Multi-Account Session Isolation: Run multiple WhatsApp accounts concurrently. Each account operates inside an isolated, persisted session partition (persist:account_<id>), preventing cookie, storage, and cache collisions.
• 🧩 Chrome Extensions Support: Install extensions directly from the Chrome Web Store (e.g. WA Web Plus, Privacy Extension) or load unpacked local extensions per account.
• 📱 Responsive UI & Collapsible Sidebar: Optimized for tiling window managers, vertical/portrait monitors, and narrow splits. Includes a collapsible chat sidebar in landscape and a full-width single-pane navigation flow in portrait mode, with an unblocked minimum window size toggle.
• 🔗 Standalone Link Preview Generator: Reverse-engineered client-side link preview engine that generates rich metadata cards with full-sized preview images directly from your desktop — eliminating WhatsApp Web's requirement for your primary phone to be online.
• 💾 Built-in Chat Exporter: Export complete individual or group chats with automated backward history scrolling, live progress tracking, media streaming (photos, voice notes, videos, albums), and export cancellation support.
• 🔔 Smart Notifications & History: Native desktop notifications tagged with account emojis. Stores searchable notification history locally with time-based pruning and export capabilities.
• 🚀 Deep Linking & URI Protocol: Direct support for whatsapp:// and phone number URLs, with an interactive prompt to select which account handles the incoming chat.
• 📌 Picture-in-Picture (PIP) for Video Calls: Pop out video calls into a dedicated, floating always-on-top window while you multitask.
• 🐧 Linux-First Polish: Tray minimization, Wayland and X11 native window decorations, hardware acceleration toggle, and smooth touchpad pinch-to-zoom gestures.

Disclaimer: WAllie is an unofficial, third-party client wrapper for WhatsApp Web.

• No Affiliation: This project is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with WhatsApp LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. The official WhatsApp website can be found at [https://whatsapp.com](https://whatsapp.com).
• Limitation of Liability: All operations and actions performed on this client are the sole responsibility of the user. The developers and contributors of this application are not liable for any data loss, settings disruptions, or other issues arising from the use of this software.
• Terms of Service: WAllie is a standard client wrapper that loads the official WhatsApp Web interface. It does not use any automation, spamming, or scraping APIs. You are responsible for ensuring your usage adheres to WhatsApp's Terms of Service.