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Yes, active. Last change yesterday. Latest release v0.21.1, 8 days ago.

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

How to install on Windows

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 Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

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

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗zapfast.rocksThe project's own site.

Download for Windows

ZapFast v0.21.1 · 11/3/2026 ↗

zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi

msi · x64 · 29.6 MB · 7,347 downloads · best match

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi" -OutFile "zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi"
msiexec /i "zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi"

Other Windows downloads (3)

zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.msi

msi · ARM64 · 27.6 MB · 440 downloads

Download

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.msi" -OutFile "zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.msi"
msiexec /i "zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.msi"

zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · x64 · 31.7 MB · 1,143 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "zapfast-v0.21.1-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

zip · ARM64 · 30.0 MB · 318 downloads

Download

Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/crmne/zapfast/releases/download/v0.21.1/zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -OutFile "zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip"
Expand-Archive "zapfast-v0.21.1-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

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Parts list

1×Rust 1.98.0runtime

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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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