Is whatsmeow still maintained?

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MPL-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today.
Can I trust it?: Widely used7.8k stars, 5 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Website ↗go.mau.fiThe project's own site.

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Will it work on my device?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with Go.

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4 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/tulir/whatsmeow.git
cd whatsmeow

2
Install the required runtimes
Go 1.26.0
```
winget install GoLang.Go
```
3
Install dependencies
```
go mod download
```
4
Run the tests
```
go test ./...
```

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Start here

Yes, it runs on Windows

4 steps on Windows

Clone the repository

Install the required runtimes

Install dependencies

Run the tests

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