It's sad that Notion and Whatsapp dont have desktop apps like linux. I use them a lot and having separate apps for them is definitely a plus.
There are workarounds which package these apps and make em work on Linux, but then updating them is a headache.
When trying to find a solution, luckily I came across this answer which solved all of my problems.
Steps
- Make sure you have a chromium based browser
- Go ahead and make a desktop file
2.1
vim ~/.local/share/applications/whatsapp.desktop
- Copy and paste the configuration below
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=WhatsApp
GenericName=WhatsApp
Comment=WhatsApp desktop webapp
Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --app=https://web.whatsapp.com/
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
MimeType=text/plain;
Categories=Network;Application;
Keywords=WhatsApp;webapp;
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=WhatsApp
StartupWMClass=web.whatsapp.com
- Just make sure the Exec section has the chromium based browser you use. For vivaldi it was
/usr/bin/vivaldi-stable
for me. To find the path, just typewhich chrome
in your terminal. - Save it and that's it! Just
Here's the Notion desktop file I use
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Notion
GenericName=Notion
Comment=Notion desktop webapp
Exec=/usr/bin/vivaldi-stable --app=https://www.notion.so
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
MimeType=text/plain;
Categories=Network;Application;
Keywords=Notion;webapp;
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=WhatsApp
StartupWMClass=notion.so
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