WhatsApp Web: Use WhatsApp without your smartphone। Step by step guide

Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp is a messaging app that allows users to send text and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content through smartphones. 

But do you know that you can use WhatsApp on your desktop and personal computer (PC) too.
Here's the detail and step-by-step guidance to using WhatsApp on your computer.

There are two ways to use WhatsApp on any computer:
WhatsApp Web - browser-based application
WhatsApp Desktop - downloading application

Step-by-step guidance - how to use WhatsApp web on your PC:
Open the browser on your desktop and search for WhatsApp web. 
Now go to the three dots on the right corner of your phone's WhatsApp.
Open link device and Choose 'Link a Device' option. 
Scan the QR code on your desktop through your phone to link your account.
You're all set to use WhatsApp on your computer.

Step-by-step guidance - how to download WhatsApp Desktop on your PC:
Open your computer browser.
Go to the WhatsApp Download page and download the .exe or .dmg file.
After the completion of the download, open that file and follow the prompts and let the installation be completed.
Now, you can use WhatsApp on your computer.

Note: WhatsApp Web and Desktop are web-based extensions of your phone's WhatsApp account. Your messages are synchronised between your phone and computer, and you can see them on both.