Choose between WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business when opening a WhatsApp link
Users
8
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#210K
#175K among extensions
Version
1.1
updated 23 Jun 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About WhatsApp Chooser
WhatsApp Chooser lets you pick between WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business every time you click a wa.me link.
If you use both a personal and a business WhatsApp account on your Mac, you know the problem: clicking a wa.me link always opens the same app, with no way to choose. This extension fixes that.
HOW IT WORKS
- Click any wa.me or api.whatsapp.com link
- A clean chooser popup appears showing the contact number
- Pick "WhatsApp" or "WhatsApp Business", the right app opens instantly
FEATURES
- Works with wa.me, api.whatsapp.com, and web.whatsapp.com links
- Shows the phone number and message text before you choose
- Fully configurable: works with any WhatsApp-compatible client (ChatMate, etc.)
- Fast native messaging host written in C, no lag, no dependencies
- Privacy-first: no data collected, no analytics, fully open source
Setup (macOS, one time)
This extension needs a small helper to launch the WhatsApp app you pick.
The easiest way to install it is with Homebrew:
1. Install Homebrew if you do not have it yet (see brew.sh)
2. Open Terminal and run:
brew tap onemanjoe/whatsapp-chooser https://github.com/onemanjoe/whatsapp-chooser
brew install whatsapp-chooser-host
whatsapp-chooser-host configure
whatsapp-chooser-host register
3. Quit Chrome completely and reopen it
That is it. Prefer not to use Homebrew? You can still install the helper
manually from the GitHub repository;
see the README.
Source code & setup instructions: github.com/onemanjoe/whatsapp-chooser
macOS only.