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title: "Three ways to use WhatsApp via computer"
description: "3 ways to connect with customers via WhatsApp. A blog article on WhatsApp desktop, web app and QR-code."
url: "https://hoeijmakers.net/three-ways-to-whatsapp-via-computer/"
date: 2023-02-16
updated: 2026-04-25
author: "Rob Hoeijmakers"
site: "hoeijmakers.net"
language: "en"
tags: []
---

# Three ways to use WhatsApp via computer

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It is important to always have the ability to communicate with your customers via WhatsApp, regardless of the device they use.

Meanwhile, more people surf via mobile than via computer. Current [figures for Europe](https://gs.statcounter.com/platform-market-share/desktop-mobile-tablet/europe) indicate that 50% of internet traffic is via mobile, 47% via desktop and 3% via tablet. So there is certainly still a significant proportion of traffic that goes via computer.

Therefore, it is useful to know that you can connect WhatsApp via computer in three ways!

## 1. WhatsApp Desktop

WhatsApp desktop is [a programme](https://www.whatsapp.com/download) that lets you use WhatsApp on your computer. You can send messages, make calls and exchange files. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac computers.

## 2. WhatsApp Web

WhatsApp Web app is [an app](https://web.whatsapp.com/) that lets you use WhatsApp on your computer's internet browser. If you don't want to install anything on your computer, this is a good alternative.

## 3. WhatsApp mobile via QR code

And if someone has the app WhatsApp Mobile installed on their phone, they can scan a QR code with their camera and instantly connect with you via messages or calls - no need to download anything!

## Conclusion

If you want to use WhatsApp as your main chat channel on your website, it is a good idea to take the computer into account. Not everyone will be able to switch devices quickly, and I also definitely recommend being able to fall back on a classic message or e-mail, for example.

If you are reading this article on a computer, you can test what happens when you click a WhatsApp link. This is an example:[WhatsApp link](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=310202101648&text=Hi%2C%20I%20got%20your%20WhatsApp%20information%20from%20your%20website.)But that aside, if I assume the huge spread of WhatsApp, mobile browsing as the biggest channel and QR code familiarity, you can bet on WhatsApp as the primary channel in 2023.

*Article was first published on*[*"Chat voor bedrijven", a Dutch blog on why chat and messaging are important for companies*](https://www.chatvoorbedrijven.nl/drie-manieren-om-te-whatsappen-via-de-computer/)*. On there, right bottom corner of the screen, you can also check out the switch from web to WhatsApp.*