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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by hackthisuk on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:19AM (#9757725)
Looks like it is: https://github.com/Aluxian/WhatsApp-Desktop/blob/master/src/...
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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by fla on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:43AM (#9757830)
Thanks. From a quick glance, the added value seems to be a notification system and a context-menu. [1]

Does it worth it ? (not a regular whatsapp-web user).

[1] https://github.com/Aluxian/WhatsApp-Desktop/blob/master/src/...

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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by kingzain on Monday June 22, 2015 @08:47AM (#9757859)
Haven't tried this desktop app yet, but WhatsApp web already shows notifications, at least using Chrome.
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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by brobinson on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:03AM (#9757955)
If you don't care about the notifications, you could use Fluid to make a standalone app which wraps the website.

http://fluidapp.com

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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by vishnuks on Monday June 22, 2015 @11:48AM (#9759134)
Why is it better that Node Web Kit?
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Re:Show HN: WhatsApp for Desktop by joeyspn on Monday June 22, 2015 @12:38PM (#9759483)
Actually it isn't... nw.js uses chromium so it has all the newer HTML5 APIs enabled. Much better than fluid UI... (and also FOSS)
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