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Instant messaging service WhatsApp has launched its desktop app in a bid to boost access to its over one billion users.
WhatsApp’s move to launch a desktop app comes after it launched a web browser version of its popular service early last year.
“Like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: The app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device,” said WhatsApp in a blog post.
“The new desktop app is available for Windows 8+ and Mac OS 10.9+ and is synced with WhatsApp on your mobile device. Because the app runs natively on your desktop, you'll have support for native desktop notifications, better keyboard shortcuts, and more,” said the company.
Users can download the desktop version of WhatsApp from this link. To activate the software, users will have to scan a QR code using their WhatsApp smartphone app.Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19bn in 2014.
