WAToolkit

A set of useful and lightweight tools for WhatsApp™ Web client.

What is WAToolkit?

WAToolkit is a much-praised Chrome extension designed specifically for users of the WhatsApp™ Web client. It provides a host of beneficial features such as always-on desktop notifications, a convenient toolbar button that displays unread messages, and a functionality that ensures only one instance of WhatsApp™ Web is open at any given moment. Despite its feature-rich nature, it is incredibly lightweight and fast, which ensures maximum productivity for the user.

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By: watoolkit

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Users: 40,000+

Rating: 4.61 (4,056) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 2.4 (Last updated: 2021-12-17)

Creation date: 2018-02-20

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

*://*.whatsapp.com/*
tabs
background
notifications
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 37.66K

Email: he*****@watoolkit.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 4206 ▼ 49

Other rankings

#1360 in Social Networking ▲ 6

#7 in whatsapp extension keyword 55 ▲ 2

#21 in whatsapp keyword 55 ▲ 2

#46 in license keyword 3 ▲ 16

#144 in session keyword 51 ▼ 3

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Summary

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★★★★★ WATookit is the best rated extension for WhatsApp™ Web!

Never ever miss a WhatsApp notification again while you are on your desktop computer. This extension makes it possible to receive WhatsApp notifications even when there is no WhatsApp tab or Chrome window at all open. This way you will never miss a message again while working on your PC.

———————————————————— FEATURES ————————————————————

★ Enables always-on desktop notifications: Chrome will run in background mode permanently, keeping track and showing your WhatsApp notifications instantly. You can click on the notifications to go directly to the relevant chat.

★ Adds a convenient WhatsApp button to the toolbar: It includes the number of unread messages always visible. You can hover the mouse over the icon and you will see a summary of your unread conversations in a tooltip. In addition, the icon will become orange if there's some kind of connectivity issue with your phone. You can still hide the button if you want, just right click on it and select "Hide button".

★ Ensures you only have one instance of WhatsApp Web open at any time: That way you can focus on the right tab in any situation. Moreover, you won't be bothered with WhatsApp's exit confirmation messages any more.

★ Extremely lightweight and fast: Coded with performance in mind.

User reviews

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Pros

Becomes essential for browsing, hard to go without
Useful for previewing chat by placing cursor on the icon, helpful during work
Very practical, agile, well-thought and free to use

Cons

Changes default search engine without permission
Considered by some users as probable malware
Notifications do not work in Microsoft Edge
Not open source anymore and redirects searches through their site

Most mentioned

Changing the default search engine to Bing or developer's choice
Suspicion of malware or data mishandling
Loss of functionality like chat preview that users found helpful
Issues with compatibility and notifications on browsers like Microsoft Edge

Recent reviews

This garbage is used by third parties and modify few things in your Internet without notification. Definitely is not what you want to have in your tools if you want security and privacy.

Rudi Gonzalez, 2023-09-20

Notifications do not work in Microsoft Edge

Rachamim Shemesh, 2023-09-17

Changed search engine

Joost Mattheijssen, 2023-05-21

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Safety

Risk impact

WAToolkit is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install WAToolkit if you trust the publisher.