The desktop version of immensely popular messing app WhatsApp has just been released for Windows operating system. PC users can install the WhatsApp desktop app on Windows 10 or Windows 7 by installing the app and then scanning the QR code on the desktop using the QR code scanner in the WhatsApp phone app.
The desktop app of WhatsApp comes in handy for WhatsApp users who use PC for a long period every day. By installing the WhatsApp desktop app, users can send and receive text, audio, and video messages without touching the smartphone. The only condition is that the smartphone must be turned on and have an active internet connection to use the desktop app.
One of the key features of the WhatsApp app for desktop is keyboard shortcuts. Those of you who prefer using keyboard shortcuts over clicking the mouse button for every action will be glad to know the desktop app of WhatsApp offers keyboard shortcuts for almost all operations except log out.
Keyboard shortcuts for WhatsApp for Windows desktop
If you’ve installed the WhatsApp app on your Windows 10/8/7 desktop, you might find the following keyboard shortcuts very useful.
| Start new chat | Ctrl+N |
| Create a new group | Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Open Profile Status | Ctrl+P |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Search | Ctrl+F |
| Zoom in | Ctrl+Shift+= |
| Actual size | Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom out | Ctrl+- |
| Next chat | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Previous chat | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
| Archive chat | Ctrl+E |
| Mute | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Delete chat | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Mark as unread | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Close | Alt+F4 |
Let us know your favorite keyboard shortcut by leaving a comment below.
Sehmbi says
You can shift to next paragraph or to the next line while typing by using hotkey { Shift + Enter }
ex. :-
Hi { Shift + Enter }
How are you?
Shy says
how to attach a document on the whatsapp on the PC using key board
Eduardo says
Works for me on Windows:
When typing a message, use Ctrl + Enter to write a new line (without sending the message).
When you open Whatsapp Web, press Tab two times and the first chat will be highlighted. Then use the up and down keys to navigate through the chats. When you reach the chat you want, press Enter and start typing. If instead of typing you want to navigate through the messages of the chat, press Tab instead of typing and the most recent message of the chat will be highlighted. Then navigate through the messages with the up and down keys. When you reach the message you want, you can press the right arrow to perform some action with it (reply, forward etc).
To navigate back in any context whatsoever, use Shift + Tab instead of just Tab.
admin says
Kien, none of the keyboard shortcuts working for you?
Kien says
My shortcuts doesnt work:( Anyone knows how to solve this problem? I already uninstall and reinstall it
Kelvin says
How to send file in desktop Whatsapp using hotkey ?
Amir says
To move to the next paragraph;
Enter + shift
KRISHH GUPTA says
HOW TO DOWNLOAD IMAGES FROM WHATSAPP
Sharon Siti says
My issue :
– unable move to next paragraph. If I were to press enter for next line, it will forward my message.
Please assist on how to move to next row/next paragraph without sending out the message.
TQ
kanth says
HOW TO WRITE A NEW LINE
Moses Martin says
how do you start a new line or parargraph?
atul kasbe says
how we can go to the specific group’s unred messege any shotcut? and as a blind person whats app for windows is not handy for us so we want whats app handy and accesible for the windows
ParthKhandelwal says
Thanks for this
Nagaraj says
What’s the shortcut key for Attach?
Gowri says
Can you please let me know how to navigate within a chat. Select the previous messages, the next message, download an attachment from a chat. Reply to a message
Kim says
The shortcuts for next and previous chat don’t work.
* next chat: ctrl + tab
* previous chat: shift + ctrl + tab
Ravi says
Still I am unable to open a message or received vedio ice messages using a keyboard shortcut. Any help would be appreciated.
Ravi says
How can we open the received messages, open a video, voice message links etc.?
Peter says
Biggest issue with emojis is that I can’t tell what they are called. There are no tooltips or any way to tell which one is which so I know what to search for if I’m trying to just use a keyboard to select them.
What’s this one called for example? ?
How would I know from the WhatsApp web interface?
Peter says
When the text input box is highlighted, Shift+Tab/Enter will bring up the Emoji box. Since Ctrl+1/2/3/etc and Ctrl+Shift+[ and Ctrl+Shift+] automatically put the cursor in the text input box it is pretty easy.
Marcie says
Is there a shorcut for voice messages?
Graham Bolton says
Might I suggest that the zoom functions (also) be attached to the ones that Windows uses: Ctrl-(Numeric keypad +) for zoom in, Ctrl-(Numeric keypad -) for zoom out.
ANU says
how to send msg by using shortcuts?
Joe says
there’s also shortcuts like
– Ctrl + P : go to profile
– Ctrl + , : go to settings
– Ctrl + 2 : go to the 2nd conversation (works from 1 to 9)
and yeah, it could be something good to add shortcuts for emojis… seems quite necessary ;)
Don says
Please create short cut for emojis as well.
Peter Rietkerk says
Can you please add some kind of shortcut for the emoticons?
something like:
* shortcut key to MRU emoticons
* standard stuff like ;-) :-D 8-) becomes an emoticon
* well, be creative!
And why doesn’t text markup work? *bold* _italics_ stuff?
Thanks