Karere

GTK4 WhatsApp Client Source

Description

Karere is a modern GTK4 WhatsApp client that provides a native desktop experience for WhatsApp Web. Built with Python, GTK4, and Libadwaita, it offers a clean and intuitive interface that integrates seamlessly with your Linux desktop.

Features:

Native GTK4 interface with Libadwaita styling
Blueprint UI with declarative interface design
Persistent login data and cookie management
Settings dialog with theme selection and privacy controls
Full WhatsApp Web functionality with desktop integration
Hardware-accelerated WebKit rendering
Developer tools support for debugging

Source

Notice

The webview fits, WhatsApp Web is not hacked to become reponsive, but can be used.

Project links:

Links to (pages with) screenshots:

Rating

Mobile Fit: 5

Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!

Project status: released

This project has been developed so far, that its authors felt confident enough to create a release.

The project repository was created on 2023-10-29.

The last known commit happened on 2025-07-14.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2025-07-14

Packaging

Get it on Flathub!

Install as flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.tobagin.karere.flatpakref

Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tobagin/karere/main/packaging/io.github.tobagin.karere.yml

If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:

Install

* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.

Find similar apps

By Service: WhatsApp Web

By Category: chat

By FreeDesktop-(Additional-)Category: InstantMessaging Network

Licensing and technical details

License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0

Frameworks: GTK4 libadwaita

Programming languages: Python

Build system: meson

AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tobagin/karere/refs/heads/main/data/io.github.tobagin.karere.metainfo.xml.in