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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Introducing Audio Summaries and Transcripts: Say Bye to Painful Audios!

Skip the hassle of long WhatsApp voice messages! Volt now transcribes and summarizes audios in all languages, so you can read instead of listen. Instantly get key points, auto-translations, and full transcriptions—saving you time and keeping your chats efficient. 🚀

Migue

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

WhatsApp Shortcuts

Discover how Volt Shortcuts can transform the way you use WhatsApp. From navigating your inbox in record time to scheduling messages, setting reminders, and achieving Inbox Zero effortlessly, Volt’s keyboard shortcuts make productivity second nature. Explore the full list of shortcuts and see how you can take control of your chats like never before.

Mati

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Why we are building Volt

Introducing Volt, the fastest WhatsApp client designed to boost your productivity. With features like keyboard shortcuts, organized chats, reminders, and message scheduling, Volt aims to make your WhatsApp experience less chaotic and more efficient. Join our beta program and take control of your conversations!

Migue

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Kenny

Escaping dependency hell with the Tarjan Algorithm

We fought circular dependency chaos with hacks—until Mati found WhatsApp’s hidden fix: the Tarjan Algorithm. Clean, reliable, and fun to build on.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Julian

From Timestamp Manipulation to Custom Comparators: A Performance Story

While building chat ordering for WhatsApp chats in Volt, we had to choose between manipulating chat data or implementing a custom comparator. I explain how we moved away from an expensive timestamp-based approach and adopted a comparator that preserved data integrity, simplified restoration, and improved performance by 50x.

Monday, August 18, 2025

Julian

Fast Contact Creation

Saving new contacts on WhatsApp usually takes way too many steps. Volt’s new Fast Contact Creation cuts it down to just a shortcut, letting you save any new chat in under 5 seconds without breaking your flow.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Fede

Meet Volt AI Assistant: Your Companion for Smarter Chats

You asked for faster ways to reply on WhatsApp—we built Volt AI Assistant. Just hit cmd + J, your instruction, and Volt will generate replies that match your tone, language, and context for that specific chat. Whether you’re following up, rescheduling, or saying sorry, it’s like having a writing sidekick that sounds just like you.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Mati

Your muted lists now sync to WhatsApp mobile

Now you can mute entire groups of chats in Volt — like Work, Family, or Hobbies — and they’ll disappear from your WhatsApp inbox on both Volt (desktop) and WhatsApp mobile app. Stay focused by silencing lists with one click, and bring them back anytime.

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