Open-source alternatives to WhatsApp
8 open-source projects that do what WhatsApp does. Picked or featured by Willet; numbers are from GitHub.
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| Project | What it does | Stars | License | Last commit | Self-hostable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offline Bluetooth mesh chat with Nostr fallback for internet reach | 36.7k | Unlicense | No | ||
| Official desktop client for the Telegram messaging service | 33.3k | GPL-3.0 | No | ||
| Node.js library for automating WhatsApp through its web client | 22.8k | Apache-2.0 | No | ||
| Private messenger with no user IDs, phone numbers, or usernames | 19.6k | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | ||
| Self-hosted REST API gateway for sending and receiving WhatsApp messages | 15.9k | MIT | Yes | ||
| TypeScript library that talks to WhatsApp Web over WebSockets | 11.4k | MIT | No | ||
| Offline Bluetooth mesh messenger for Android with Nostr fallback | 7.8k | GPL-3.0 | No | ||
| Command-line WhatsApp client with local message sync and search | 2.8k | MIT | No |