# Viber

Application: Rakuten Viber

Dem still dey call am viber desktop, rakuten viber

Rakuten Viber, Productivity

One phone-number messenger wey get Windows desktop client. The process na Viber.exe.

## Wetin you need know

Viber na phone-number messenger. E no be WhatsApp.

Viber.exe na the Windows client. WhatsApp na different company. Activation still dey start from phone.

- **Wetin e be?**: Chat

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

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

Feex tok say

If Viber.exe dey inside tray, I go quit Viber, no be WhatsApp. Phone-number chat na the work. Dis na Rakuten Viber.

## Wetin be Viber?

Viber Desktop na Rakuten Viber Windows client. You dey activate am wit the phone app. The executable na Viber.exe.

## If you never use am before

If pesin say Viber me, dis na Rakuten Viber, no be WhatsApp. Na phone-number messenger wey get Windows app. Download am from viber.com/download. The process na Viber.exe. WhatsApp.exe na different vendor.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Phone-number chats**

Threads dey follow the Viber account. Dis no be SMS inside Phone Link.

**Viber calls**

Voice and video inside the desktop window. WhatsApp calls na different network.

**Communities wey some groups still dey use**

Viber communities na Viber feature, no be Discord server.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey dia family dey already on top Viber
- Users for regions wey Viber na the default phone messenger
- Anybody wey install am and still dey look for WhatsApp.exe

## Current status

Viber (2010) na current chat from Rakuten Viber. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.viber.com/download/.

## How old e be?

Viber launch for 2010 and lata become part of Rakuten. E new pass Skype and e get about the same age wit WhatsApp. The Windows desktop client na companion, no be 1990s PC-only IM.

## 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.

| Viber.exe | Main Windows executable |
| --------- | ----------------------- |

## Startup components

Viber fit start wit Windows from im own setting.

## File locations

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

## File formats

JPG, MP4

## Common wahala dem

### Desktop dey wait for phone QR

Viber Desktop na linked device. Na normal thing.

### People dey close WhatsApp to stop Viber notifications

Wrong exe. Viber.exe na dis product.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from viber.com/download

Viber plus stickers pack na useless thing.

### Relink from di phone if di desktop session don expire

help.viber.com get documents about the QR flow.

### Quit from the Viber tray icon

To close the window fit leave Viber.exe inside memory.

## Alternatives

WhatsApp or Signal if the group don move already. LINE or KakaoTalk if na dat one be the regional default instead.

## Official help and downloads

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

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

## Related hardware

Headset for calls. RAM dey follow media pass big CPU 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.

[WhatsApp: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/whatsapp/)[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/).

- [Viber official site ](https://www.viber.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Viber help ](https://help.viber.com/)· 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?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

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

- **Developer**: Rakuten Viber

  **Category**: Chat

  **Process**: Viber.exe

  **License**: Free to install

  **First released**: 2010

  **Official site**: [viber.com](https://www.viber.com/)

  **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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