WhatsApp is an instant messaging app for mobile devices.

It is probably the most popular messenger app with over 800 million active users. It is a great tool to exchange multimedia messages over internet. It supports most mobile devices today with OSs, like the iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, Nokia Series 40 and Windows Phone.

Though WhatsApp has been around for more than six years, the users of this application have been surviving without a desktop version. While there are many instant messaging apps that came after WhatsApp, most of them already have PC versions of their mobile apps. WhatsApp has lagged behind in this area and it was just recently that the users of this popular service got a taste of the PC version of the application.

How to use WhatsApp on PC

First, you need to download an Android Emulator to accomplish this. We have tried it with the Bluestacks App Player, but you are free to use any emulator. You will also need your cell phone to verify your WhatsApp number.

Once you have downloaded Bluestacks App Player on your PC, run the file to install it.

Wait for a few minutes for the installation to finish.

Leave the Bluestacks App Player open and go to your browser to download the WhatsApp apk file.

Double click the WhatsApp apk file on your PC and it will automatically install itself in the Bluestacks App Player.

You will see a grid of the applications you