Originally Posted by
moondog
There are 3 desktop version of Wechat:
1. Web
2. PC
3. Mac
With #1, I believe you still need to scan a QR code in order to log in, though I haven't checked in a while because 2 and 3 are better (but, still FAR inferior to Android/IOs Wechat) they have a password login option.
To sign up, you do need to use a phone (or at least an Android emulator).
I've got the PC client installed but I see no way of dealing with passwords at all. I did the QR bit to link the PC client with the phone. When the client loads it comes up saying to confirm on my phone. That works fine so long as I'm somewhere with phone service.