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How to install zapfast on Linux (crmne/zapfast) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

crmne/zapfast

ZapFast: a fast, native WhatsApp client in Rust and egui

Rust#chat#desktop-app#egui#linux

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change yesterday. Latest release v0.21.1, 8 days ago.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record3.8k stars, 2 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 3,826
Activity: Updated this month
Got it running: 1 person

GitHub didn't answer, so this is the saved copy from 1 days ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗zapfast.rocksThe project's own site.

Download for Linux

ZapFast v0.21.1 · 11/3/2026 ↗

zapfast-0.21.1-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 36.1 MB · 632 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-0.21.1-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "zapfast-0.21.1-x86_64.AppImage"
./"zapfast-0.21.1-x86_64.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (8)

zapfast_0.21.1_amd64.deb

deb · x64 · 38.4 MB · 718 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast_0.21.1_amd64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"zapfast_0.21.1_amd64.deb"

zapfast-0.21.1-aarch64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 35.2 MB · 61 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-0.21.1-aarch64.AppImage"
chmod +x "zapfast-0.21.1-aarch64.AppImage"
./"zapfast-0.21.1-aarch64.AppImage"

zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 37.7 MB · 3,342 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

zapfast_0.21.1_arm64.deb

deb · ARM64 · 38.0 MB · 34 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast_0.21.1_arm64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"zapfast_0.21.1_arm64.deb"

zapfast-0.21.1-1.x86_64.rpm

rpm · x64 · 38.2 MB · 347 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-0.21.1-1.x86_64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"zapfast-0.21.1-1.x86_64.rpm"

zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 36.7 MB · 81 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

zapfast-0.21.1-1.aarch64.rpm

rpm · ARM64 · 37.7 MB · 12 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-0.21.1-1.aarch64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"zapfast-0.21.1-1.aarch64.rpm"

zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64.flatpak

flatpak · x64 · 28.0 MB · 327 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64.flatpak"
flatpak install ./"zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64.flatpak"

Install with a package manager

AUR

yay -S zapfast-bin

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Good to know

Tool versions pinned in mise.toml — mise install (or asdf install) installs them all.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: docs/Gemfile

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 201
Branch: main

Files we read (11)

.github/workflows/ci.yml

.github/workflows/docs.yml

.github/workflows/flatpak.yml

.github/workflows/packaging.yml

.github/workflows/policy.yml

.github/workflows/release.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

mise.toml

rust-toolchain.toml

414 files in the repo

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