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mautrix-whatsapp

Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge

Matrix & XMPP ★ 1.9k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

mautrix-whatsapp is a Matrix puppeting bridge for WhatsApp built on the WhatsApp multidevice protocol. It lets users access WhatsApp chats from a self-hosted Matrix homeserver.

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Key features

  • Bridge WhatsApp into Matrix
  • Multidevice protocol support
  • End-to-end bridge encryption

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.9k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go

Is mautrix-whatsapp secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for mautrix-whatsapp's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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