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Everything you can do with WhatsApp for Mac

Just as WhatsApp Web can be used on a computer for years, since the end of 2021 it is possible to have your own WhatsApp app for computers, including Apple Macs. In fact, incorporates practically all the functions that we already have in the browser version.

However, there is some differences between using WhatsApp on the mobile and on the Mac. Similarly, we also find some interesting advantages to use the desktop version. So, in this post we review all these features so that you can perfectly master WhatsApp on your Mac as well.

First of all, how do you configure WhatsApp on macOS?

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The first thing is to download the application, which is available in the Mac App Store completely free of charge. Once you have it, and in the same way that happens when configuring WhatsApp Web, you must scan the QR code From the phone.

  • On iPhone: Go to the tab Setting and click on the QR icon that appears in the upper right. Then tap on Scan and focus on the QR that appears in the Mac app.
  • On android: Click on the three dots at the top right, then on Cinculated Devices. Once you enter, you must now click on Link a device and focus on the QR code that appears in the version of WhatsApp on the Mac.

whatsapp desktop

whatsapp desktop

  • Price: Free
  • Developer: whatsapp inc.
  • Download at: Google Play (Android mobile)
  • Download at: App Store (iPhone mobile)
  • Download at: App Store (Mac computer)

No differences with WhatsApp Web, but more advantageous

If you have looked at the way to configure WhatsApp Desktop, you will have noticed that it is the same as in WhatsApp Web. And this is in the end applicable to the whole set of functions of the application, since there are no differences between both versions.

Where perhaps we do find an advantage is in the comfort when using it. WhatsApp Desktop will keep your account active on the Mac and you will be able to access it with a single click and more if you place it in an accessible section such as the application dock.

Its differences with WhatsApp for mobile

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WhatsApp for Mac (left) and for mobile (right)

In this section, yes. we found more than remarkable differences between one version and another. We don’t have to tell you much about using WhatsApp on a mobile, since you’ll be more than used to using it, whether on Android or iOS. However, the desktop version for Mac, like the one for Windows, has some differences.

In this way, we find certain actions that are not available in the Mac version:

  • create states which if you can from the Mac version and even your own, but you will not be able to upload new ones to your story.
  • share location either with a static location or in real time.
  • Add filters to photos or videos before sending them, which is possible in the mobile version.
  • Send audio files external files stored on your Mac.
  • Add contacts to the agenda through the WhatsApp Desktop application.
  • Create broadcast messages, an option that does not even appear when entering the app settings. Although you can be a recipient of them.
There are many more features that they share than the limitations that the desktop version has.

Now there are other many functions that are available these being the most relevant:

  • Send and receive messages of text.
  • Create groups with the same facilities and options as on mobile.
  • Change your profile picture by another that you have stored in the computer.
  • Share photos and videos being able to also make a cut of them or even add an edition by hand with the virtual markers.
  • Send and receive contactsdespite the fact that later they cannot be added to the agenda as we already mentioned.
  • Send GIFs and Stickers in the same way that it is done from the mobile.
  • Send voice messages recorded by you through the Mac’s microphone (or an external microphone that you’ve connected).
  • perform searches both of chats and groups and of words within each chat.
  • Access privacy settings and change the parameters, which will be synchronized with those of the mobile.
  • mute conversations with the same options you have on mobile.
  • Customize the wallpaper for all chats or individually.
  • Pin and archive conversationsleaving the same changes on the mobile and also applying those on the other device to the Mac.
  • block contacts so that they cannot see your information or send you messages.
  • Share files as PDFs or compressed files.

Obviously, there are many more things that can be done in WhatsApp for Mac, but those are the most relevant. And that, as we said, in the end brings the experience very close to that of the mobile. In fact, WhatsApp is adding more and more features, so it is possible that in the future some of the limitations will no longer be so.

The great advantages of using WhatsApp on your Mac

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In addition to access to features like those highlighted above, we can think of other benefits that make using the desktop app is more worthwhile than on mobile. At least in certain circumstances.

No distractions at work

Using WhatsApp during the working day can have a double reading. The negative is that it could distract you if you use it to talk to people outside of your work environment, although if you use a business phone numberit could be really useful for you to use it on your Mac.

And it is that in this way you can continue working on the computer without having to consult the mobile when you have to attend to another work issue by WhatsApp. This prevents you from being distracted by other non-urgent notifications that are more related to leisure or personal matters.

You will type much faster than on mobile

Although we are increasingly used to digital keyboards, there is no doubt that physical keyboards always end up being much more comfortable. This is especially noteworthy when you must write a longer message and/or you are in a hurry to do it, since on mobile it could take much longer.

Share files directly from your computer

Although many files can also be managed on mobile phones, as a general rule we tend to have them more at hand on the computer. In addition to being more comfortable. As we said in a previous point, it is possible share documents quickly in WhatsApp Desktop, so you won’t have to manually transfer files from your computer to your mobile.

You will save battery on your mobile

There is no doubt that WhatsApp is one of the apps that consumes the most battery on your mobile, so if you want to gain autonomy on your smartphone, it will come in handy to resort to the desktop app. Obviously within a framework of common sense, since it is not practical to have the computer turned off and turn it on just for that, but if you are already using it you will notice abundantly as the mobile battery lasts longer.

You will not forget your messages

On more than one occasion it will have happened to you that you received a WhatsApp message and, because you didn’t have your mobile with you, that you missed it and you saw it much later. Considering that there is also WhatsApp notifications on mac, it will be more difficult for you to forget them and you will be able to answer them instantly. Even if you have your cell phone far away.

The great advantage of WhatsApp for Mac lies in the productivity that it will give you in many day-to-day situations.

In short, using WhatsApp on the Mac will not change your life. And more if we take into account that you must continue to have the app installed on your mobile for it to work. However, it does it will make your life easier in many cases gaining in productivity and giving your mobile phone a little more air.

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