How to Install Viber for Windows

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 14, 2020 Tested

While most Viber users prefer to use the mobile app, Viber is also available for computers! After a quick installation, you'll be chatting and calling other Viber users from your PC in no time.

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Installing Viber for Windows

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Make sure the Viber app is installed on your phone. You won't be able to install Viber for windows if you don't already have a mobile account with Viber.
- You can download Viber for free from your phone's respective app store.
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Navigate to Viber's download page. Click the link provided to do so. This should take you to the Windows download page.
- If you get redirected to a stock Viber download page, just click the "Windows" option near the middle of the screen.
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Click the purple "Get Viber" button. This should be in the middle of the page; clicking this prompts Viber to download.^{[1]
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- Depending on which browser you're using, you may have to select a download location first. Pick somewhere easy to access (e.g., the Desktop).
If you can't find it fairly quickly, you can type "vibersetup" into your Start menu's search bar to expedite the process.
This will begin the installation process.
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Click the "I agree" box, then click "Install". This will install Viber on your computer. The process should only take a few minutes.
- Click "Close" on the "Setup Successful" page when it pops up.
This should have installed directly to your desktop.
This will tell Viber that you have the app on your phone; you will then be redirected to a QR code entry page.
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Tap the Viber app on your phone to open it. Your Viber app should open to a QR code scanner automatically. You'll need to scan your desktop Viber's QR code with the Viber app in order to synchronize your mobile account with your desktop.
- If your phone doesn't open to the QR code scanner, you can manually activate it by tapping "More" in the bottom right corner of your screen, then tapping "QR code scanner" at the bottom of the page.
Make sure the code is in the middle of the brackets on your phone's screen. This should scan the code almost immediately, thereby adding your desktop Viber account to your mobile one.
This will open your Viber for Windows program!

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Method 2

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Using Viber for Windows

This option is to the right of the default "Chats" icon; you can access it from the upper-left corner of the Viber window.
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Select a contact with whom you want to chat. This contact must also be using Viber; if there is a purple phone icon to the right of their name, you're good to go.
- You can also click the "Viber Only" option beneath the search bar to filter out non-Viber contacts.
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Type a message in the field at the bottom of the screen. You can send your chats from here.
- Any messages you send in the desktop app will also appear in the mobile app (and vice versa).
This should be to the right of the chat field. You have successfully sent a message with Viber for Windows!
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Click the phone icon at the top of your screen. This will begin calling your contact. As long as they're on Viber as well, your call will be free of charge.
- You can also click the video camera icon, which is to the right of the phone icon, to make a video call to this contact.
You can call, text, or video chat with any of your Viber contacts at any time--all right from your desktop!

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I can't download Viber. What might be the problem?

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Chances are pretty high that site is simply undergoing some maintenance. Your browser might also need updating, which is usually a free process. If your computer's operating system is severely out-of-date (e.g, Windows XP), you might need to upgrade to a more recent OS in order to fully take advantage of Viber's services.

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How can you install Viber on a Windows phone?

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The Viber mobile app is free to download and install from your Windows phone's default app store!

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I want to use Viber from desktop. However, it asks me to show QR code each time. Is it possible to do so without using phone each time?

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No, unfortunately it currently isn't possible to do this without using your phone.

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