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Karere

Chat on WhatsApp.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: hardware acceleration, attachments and multiple accounts.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Smooth performance with hardware acceleration” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Framework, bringing full video attachment playback (H.264/AAC), multi-account support with isolated sessions, per-account zoom, and a faster, more compatible rendering engine while keeping the same native…” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “> Multi-account & identity discovery. Each account runs in an isolated CEF ; accounts are listed most-recently-used (no manual ordering), and existing v3 accounts must be re-linked (no migration).” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Karere is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Karere brings WhatsApp to your Linux desktop with a native look and feel. It integrates seamlessly with your environment, offering a clean, modern interface that respects your system's theme and workflow. By wrapping WhatsApp Web, it ensures you have access to all the latest features while adding powerful desktop-specific capabilities. Key features include: Native system notifications and tray icon support Persistent login sessions so you don't need to scan the QR code every time Privacy controls and comprehensive spell-checking settings Smooth performance with hardware acceleration Proper clipboard integration for text and images Now built on CEF/Chromium 152. Karere 4.0 replaces the WebKitGTK backend with the Chromium Embedded Framework, bringing full video attachment playback (H.264/AAC), multi-account support with isolated sessions, per-account zoom, and a faster, more compatible rendering engine while keeping the same native GTK4/libadwaita shell.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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