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Install Kaption
Add the extension to Chrome or Edge, or download the desktop app.
Scheduling · WhatsApp Web
Schedule WhatsApp messages from your computer
WhatsApp has no schedule button. Kaption adds one to WhatsApp Web and the Kaption desktop app: write the message, pick the date and time, and it goes out on its own.
Can I schedule a WhatsApp message from my computer?
WhatsApp has no schedule button; Kaption adds one to WhatsApp Web and the Kaption desktop app for one-to-one chats. Open the chat, write the message, pick the date and time and confirm; the computer must be on and WhatsApp connected when it is due.
Pro (US$11.99 a month): five scheduled messages and reminders a week. Business (US$19.99 a month): unlimited. Every account can schedule in its first 60 days.
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Write it now, send it at the right time
A birthday at 8 AM, an invoice reminder on Monday morning, a reply to a client in another time zone. Scheduling lets you write while it is on your mind and deliver at an hour that suits the other person.
How to schedule a message
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Open the chat
Open the 1:1 conversation in WhatsApp Web or the desktop app.
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Write and pick a time
Type the message, choose the date and time, and confirm. The time is your computer’s local time.
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Keep the computer on
Kaption sends from your own WhatsApp session, so the computer must be on and WhatsApp connected at that time. Cancel or edit the message any time before it goes out.
The details
Reminders, too
A reminder on a message is for you: nothing is sent. Use it when the next step depends on whether they reply.
No server sends for you
The message goes out from your own session. Your chats are not handed to a server to send them.
From your AI assistant
With the Kaption MCP server, an assistant can schedule one message to one chat after you confirm the text and time.
Not for bulk sending
Scheduling is for one-to-one messages people expect. Bulk or unsolicited messages break the terms and can get a number banned by WhatsApp.
Plan and limits
Pro: five scheduled messages and reminders a week. Business: unlimited. Every account can schedule during its first 60 days of Business; Free and Lifetime local AI do not include scheduling after that. See plans and prices
Questions
Can I schedule a WhatsApp status?
Yes. Schedule a text status, or a photo or video with a caption, from WhatsApp’s own Status screen, from Kaption’s Scheduled screen or by asking Claude or ChatGPT. It posts from your own number through WhatsApp Web, so your computer must be on at that time. Each status counts as one scheduled item.
Does my computer need to be on?
Yes. Kaption sends from WhatsApp Web or the desktop app on your computer, so it must be on and connected at the scheduled time.
Can I schedule in a group?
Scheduled messages are for one-to-one chats.
What time zone does it use?
Your computer’s local time. For a contact in another country, work out their time first.
Can I edit or cancel a scheduled message?
Yes, any time before it is sent.
Do it from Claude, ChatGPT or CursorClaude: Schedule and send messages →ChatGPT: Schedule and send messages →Cursor: Schedule and send messages →
Send the message at the right moment
Add Kaption to Chrome and schedule your first message.