# LINE

Application: LY Corporation

Dem still dey call am line messenger, line app

LY Corporation, Productivity

Messenger wey popular for Japan and Taiwan with Windows client. The process na LINE.exe.

## Wetin you need know

LINE dey popular for Japan and Taiwan. E no be WeChat.

LINE.exe na the Windows client. WeChat na Tencent. KakaoTalk na Kakao. Phone login still dey start from the LINE mobile app.

- **Wetin e be?**: Chat

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If LINE.exe na the tray icon, I go quit LINE, no be WeChat. This na LY Corporation, no be Tencent.

## Wetin be LINE?

LINE for Windows na LY Corporation desktop client. Stickers, Keep, and LINE VOOM na LINE features. KakaoTalk no get any of those names.

## If you never use am before

LINE na the chat network wey grow comot from Japan. You fit get am from line.me, no be from Kakao or Tencent store tile. After install, LINE.exe dey live under AppData\Local\LINE. One Korean group wey talk "Kakao me" dey want KakaoTalk.exe instead. WeChat na third network with Tencent path.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Chats and stickers**

Threads and LINE stickers. WeChat official accounts na different product.

**LINE Keep and albums**

LINE storage features. Dem no be OneDrive.

**Desktop notifications**

The Windows app dey keep LINE pings on PC. The phone app fit remain the authenticator.

## Na who e dey for?

- Families and coworkers wey already dey exchange LINE IDs for Japan or Taiwan
- Shops wey dey take orders through LINE Official accounts
- Travelers wey dem tell make dem scan LINE QR, no be Kakao QR

## Current status

LY Corporation dey actively develop am. The Windows build na linked device beside the Android or iOS app.

## How old e be?

NHN Japan ship LINE for 2011 after the Tohoku earthquake, wen SMS networks fail. Naver and then LINE Corporation run am. For 2023 LINE and Yahoo Japan merge under LY Corporation. The Windows client na companion to the phone app, no be 1999 ICQ clone.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| LINE.exe | Main Windows executable |
| -------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

LINE Settings fit reopen the AppData client at logon. Dat toggle no dey start KakaoTalk.exe.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Users\\\<you>\AppData\Local\LINE\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- |

## File formats

JPG, MP4

## Common wahala dem

### Desktop dey wait for mobile login

LINE dey document QR or pairing flow. Dat one na normal thing.

### People dey close WeChat to stop LINE stickers

Wrong network. LINE.exe na this product.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from line.me/en/download

One LINE gold exe na junk.

### Use help.line.me for pairing errors

WeChat help no go mention LINE Keep.

### Quit LINE.exe from the tray

If you close di window, di desktop client fit still dey run for background.

## Alternatives

WhatsApp na the normal US fallback. KakaoTalk dey win for Korea. WeChat dey win for China-facing work. None of those fit read LINE Keep album.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [line.me/en/download ](https://line.me/en/download)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [help.line.me/ ](https://help.line.me/)Vendor support                                |
| Official site | [line.me/en/download ](https://line.me/en/download)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Modest CPU dey enough. Stickers and albums dey use disk pass GPU name.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[WeChat: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/wechat/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [LINE official site ](https://line.me/en/download)· Vendor product page
- [LINE help ](https://help.line.me/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

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Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: LY Corporation

  **Category**: Chat

  **Process**: LINE.exe

  **License**: Free to install

  **First released**: 2011

  **Official site**: [line.me](https://line.me/en/download)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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