The much anticipated WhatsApp application for your Desktop, is finally available. Facebook, the company that owns WhatsApp, has launched these days the first application dedicated operating systems Mac OS X and Windows PC.
Application Whatsapp for Desktop PC the application is similar Whatsapp Web, which works in an open tab in any Internet browser. Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Opera. Those who have used the web version of the application will find that there are no big differences between the two. It is still much more convenient to have a standalone application, than to search in the browser the conversation tab of WhatsApp Messenger. An interesting thing is that when you are logged into the desktop application, in the mobile application, at Settings > Whatsapp Web the "logged into computers", The icon from Google Chrome appears.

It is very possible that WhatsApp for Desktop PC will use at the base, the Google Chrome web engine.
Download WhatsApp Messenger for Desktop PC - Mac OS X and Windows PC
The safest source where you can download the up -to -date application is the official application page. whatsapp.com, in the Donwload section, we have the button of Download for Mac OS X and Windows PC.
Operating systems can be WhatsApp Messenger installed, must not be older than Windows 8, in the case of users of Windows PC, and not be older than OS X 10.9, for the one of Mac. So a surprise. On Windows 7 is not support for WhatsApp Messenger. At least for the moment. Of course, the web version for Windows 7 users remains.
How do I install WhatsApp application on Mac OS X
The official file of the WhatsApp application for OS X, is of WhatsApp.zip. An archive that contains the application.
Unpack the zip file. With the application, then we copy the application inside the archive, in the "Applications" system folder of OS X. The folder in which all applications installed on OS X.

The simplest method is ”drag & drop". Let's dislike the application on the desktop, then pull it with mouse or trackapad in folder Applications.
Chair if it is a standalone application, it works as an extension / mirror of the application on the mobile phone / iPhone. You have to have the mobile phone connected to the Internet and scan the QR code with iPhone, to use the desktop application. You can't log in with your phone number on WhatsApp Messenger For OS X or Windows, if you do not already have the application installed and configured on your mobile or iPhone.