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Pidgin/libpurple plug-in for WhatsApp.

7 mentions on Hacker News by 5 people: 2 stories, 5 comments · first 2019-12-09 · latest 2026-01-26

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  1. See the known issues on the page I linked? https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/blob/whatsme...
    comment by rw_grim · 2026-01-26 · in BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
  2. Well you can have it now... https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/
    comment by rw_grim · 2026-01-25 · in BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
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    Purple-gowhatsapp – Pidgin/libpurple plugin for WhatsApp Web
    story by olvy0 · 2022-03-26 · 0 comments
  4. …instead of using the 5 year old client, you can use the one that was last updated two months ago: https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp/
    comment by thesuitonym · 2021-01-22 · in Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client
  5. Not with https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp It connects to whatsapp web, that would be banning people based on their browser.
    comment by pmlnr · 2021-01-22 · in Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client
  6. Yes, it is. You're looking for this: https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp It has limitations, especially on media.
    comment by pmlnr · 2021-01-22 · in Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client
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    Hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp: Pidgin/libpurple plugin for WhatsApp Web
    story by mqus · 2019-12-09 · 0 comments