ZapZap brings the WhatsApp experience on Linux closer to that of a native application.
Since Meta does not provide a public API for third-party applications, ZapZap is developed as a Progressive Web Application (PWA), built with PyQt6 + PyQt6-WebEngine.

• Flathub
• Fedora Copr

ZapZap extends WhatsApp Web with additional features:

• Adaptive light and dark mode
• Fullscreen mode
• Custom window decorations
• Interface scaling adjustment (ideal for 2K/4K screens)

• Keyboard shortcuts for main options
• Adaptive system tray icon (notifies new messages)
• Background process support
• Drag-and-drop functionality
• Ability to select a custom folder for downloads
• Temporary folder for opening files

• Spellchecker with language selection via context menu
• Customizable system tray icons
• Option to choose a folder for custom dictionaries
• Setting to disable the native file selection dialog (Hyprland)
• Reorganized Settings Panel
• Added Performance section

ZapZap is built using PyQt6 and PyQt6-WebEngine.

• Python 3.9 or higher

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/rafatosta/zapzap.git
   cd zapzap

2. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Build & Run Locally

   python run.py [dev|preview|build] [--build-translations | --appimage | --flatpak-onefile]

The executable will be generated in the dist/ folder as zapzap.flatpak. (Currently without full support)

pip install .

pip uninstall zapzap

• Fedora Copr
• Flatpak

ZapZap supports translations. If your language file is missing from the po folder, submit a pull request or open an issue.

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request with any improvements or changes you wish to propose.

This project is licensed under the GPL. See the LICENSE file for more information.

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Maintainer: Rafael Tosta

Email: [email protected]