Log in to WhatsApp Web for simple, reliable and private messaging on your desktop. Send and receive messages and files with ease, all for free.

WhatsApp remains an essential communication utility worldwide, praised for its effortless functionality and iron-clad end-to-end encryption. Its versatility, spanning private chats to business solutions, makes it a hard platform to beat.

Now you can make and receive video or voice calls — one-on-one or in groups — right from your browser. With private messaging and calling, you can be yourself, speak freely and feel close to the most important people in your life no matter where they are.

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WhatsApp Web lets you message privately from any browser on your desktop, keeping you connected. It offers the convenience and benefits of a bigger screen, but doesn’t require you to download a desktop app.

Today, for the first time, millions of you will have the ability to use WhatsApp on your web browser. Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device -- this means all of your messages still live on your phone.

To use WhatsApp Web, you must install WhatsApp on a phone with an active phone number and then link your devices.

Use WhatsApp on your browser. New to WhatsApp? Need help? Download WhatsApp on your mobile device, tablet or desktop and stay connected with reliable private messaging and calling. Available on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows.

To log in, open WhatsApp Web on your computer, scan the QR code using your phone, and instantly sync your messages. This works on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and other modern browsers. Your chats remain synced with your phone and you can safely log out anytime from linked devices.

To get started, you need to download WhatsApp and register with a valid mobile phone number. On a desktop, you can install the WhatsApp application for Windows or Mac and sync it with your...