Tencent
- Category
- Messengers
- Version
- 3.9.12.57
- Size
- ~270 MB
- Licence terms
- Free for personal and business use
- Supported OS
- Windows 11 · 10
- Install method
- Automatic install supported
- Developer
- Tencent
- Downloads via this site
This links to Tencent’s own download source. AfterFormat neither stores nor modifies installer files.
Check before installing
- It is run by a Chinese company and its servers are in China. Keep that in mind before sending anything sensitive.
- The desktop client requires a QR scan from the phone app, and the phone app has to stay active.
What it is
The desktop client for Tencent’s messenger. In China it handles not just messaging but payments and bookings, so if you deal with contacts or clients there, it is effectively the only option. Free for personal and business use.
When to pick this
If you deal with people in China. KakaoTalk holds that position in Korea, and LINE in Japan and Southeast Asia.
Details
QR sign-in
The desktop client requires scanning a QR code with the phone app. With the phone off, the desktop client will not work.
Message history
History stays on the device by default. A fresh desktop sign-in may show no past conversations; they have to be migrated from the phone.
Worth knowing
It is run by a Chinese company with servers in China. Factor that in before discussing anything sensitive.
Distribution
- winget ID
- Tencent.WeChat
- Redistribution policy
- Official source link only
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Official site
- https://www.wechat.com/
