WhatsApp for Mac
Desktop client for WhatsApp Messenger.
Free
In English
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WhatsApp overview
WhatsApp is the desktop client for WhatsApp Messenger, a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.
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WhatsApp for Mac
Free
In English
Version 26.23.17
What users say about WhatsApp
Value: 1.0
Absolute cretins make this! AN updater that doesn't check compatability first, updates then complains and crwashes! Poorest example of software in modern history. Thanks guys! I suffer with an older Macbook anyway, and now you've disenfranchised me from my several groups I manage and expect to be found. I do not use my iPhone as a computer, hence my problem you have caused.
Other user ratings:
Ease of use | 1.0
Features | 1.0
Reliability | 1.0
Customer support | 1.0
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Jun 4, 2026
Version: 26.22.20
If the wrong version downloads, try this link for the most current version: https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/mac_native/release/?configuration=Release
Nov 29, 2024
Version: 24.23.82
Why use whatsapp if Signal exists? Really unsure why the Signal macOS client is not listed on MacUpdate. It has been missing for years.
Nov 27, 2024
Version: 24.10.80
For those who can't run the app for any reason, you can use WhatsApp in a browser at https://web.whatsapp.com !
As Macvet22 wrote in his review, it's useless trying to install an old version of the app, it immediately updates to the latest, just to say that you can't run it and that you should use the web version instead...
So, all that follows applies to the web version, as I'm still on 10.14 ,while the current version of the app requires macOS 11, hopefully the app should behave about the same.
Until a few days ago, I thought I would never be able to use WhatsApp on my Mac, mainly because I thought you needed having the smartphone connected all the time while using the Desktop app... which seemed utterly stupid. 🤔
Instead no! You just need a smartphone with WhatsApp on it the first time, then the info is stored on the Mac (in a cookie, I guess, for the web version). I've been using it for one week without a glitch. The best thing is that you won't ever need to update! So why bother with an app? 😜
I've tried accessing the web app on a KaiOS phone (as WhatsApp stopped supporting them) but to no avail. 😉
Feb 20, 2024
Version: 24.3.78
The only interesting update would be to make the application available without this pandemic — the smartphone. The only problem is that the developer DOESN'T WANT to, who knows why ?
