A better WeChat client on Mac OS X and Linux.
A better WeChat client on Mac OS X and Linux. Build with Electron.
Electronic WeChat is released by this open source project. While Web WeChat is a major component in the app, it should be noted that this is a community release and not an official WeChat release.
This app is still under development. Mainly tested on OS X, but should work on Linux.
Features (CHANGELOG)
Electronic WeChat v.s. Mac WeChat
- Modern UI and full features from Web WeChat.
- Drag-to-send pictures.
- Bug free.
- Prevent others from recalling messages.
Electronic WeChat v.s. Web WeChat
- Compatible with sticker messages. [?]
- Independent app out of browser. Behaves like native.
- Open inhibited links without redirects (like taobao.com).
Electronic WeChat v.s. Linux WeChat
- Well, you don't actually have a choice.
To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and Node.js (which comes with npm) installed on your computer. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/geeeeeeeeek/electronic-wechat.git
# Go into the repository
cd electronic-wechat
# Install dependencies and run the app
npm install && npm startTo pack into an app, simply type one of these:
npm run build:osx
npm run build:linux
npm run build:winOPTIONAL: If you find npm install going slowly, you can use taobao's cnpm mirror instead.
If you only care about the app, you can find it out in the release section.