π§ Take your web app codebase and transform it into a cross-platform desktop app with native functionality. π±οΈ With our drag-and-drop UI, you can easily customize your app's design. Code is optional. π One-click publish your desktop app to your customers.
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π Hey Product Hunt! Today we are launching ToDesktop Builder. This is our biggest launch yet. Here are some of the highlights. β‘ 200x faster builds with our Desktop app ToDesktop Builder is now a desktop app. Yes, very meta. We didn't just do this for fun though. You can now build an app in just a few seconds. It's literally 200x faster than before. π§βπ» Code Optional You can add multiple windows, multiple trays, and completely customisable app/tray/click menus from our NoCode builder. We've also added lots more app and window configuration options. You can create a desktop app without writing a single line of code. π Typescript/Javascript API You can use code to take your desktop app to the next level. Just `npm install` our client API on your web app's codebase and suddenly you have access to native functionality like system notifications, the app menu or badges for your app icon. π Native Plugins Plugins are a great way to introduce native functionalities into your desktop app. The goal is that eventually, you will be able to create any desktop app using plugins. Here's a tutorial that uses ToDesktop Builder plugins to create an awesome todo app. The app lets you create todos by selecting text on any app and then use a global hotkey to create a todo from that text. π Offline file support In response to popular demand, we've added offline file support to ToDesktop. With offline files support, you can drag and drop files into ToDesktop Builder and use the `todesktop-fs://` protocol to read from bundled files in your app. πΈ Free to build your app locally. You only pay for distribution. With previous versions of ToDesktop you needed a credit card to build your app. Now you can just hit the "Run" button and ToDesktop Builder will build a fully functional version of your app for free. You don't pay us a penny until you want to create a build of your app that you can distribute to your customers. π Documentation, tutorials and recipes Check out our new docs site. Everything you need to get started is at https://www.todesktop.com/docs/ π₯ Oh and... I won't go into detail but here are some of the other things that you get out-of-the-box: Super-fast update/download CDN, Code-signing, Auto-updates, Analytics, and we support Mac, Windows and Linux. π¨βπ¨ How are people using ToDesktop Builder? β @rickpastoor built a menu bar app that shows the next meetings. β @trafnar built a ChatGPT-powered AI chat tool that you can trigger with a global hotkey. β @thekitze took menubar icons to the next level with his habit tracking app. β @linuz90 built the best Twitter writing experience with Typefully. β @peer_rich used macOs vibrancy effects to a juicy desktop app for Cal.com's desktop app β @brian_lovin built a desktop app for Campsite that sends users native notifications whenever people comment in your conversations or react to your posts
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To Desktop is doing a great job by making cross platform dev more available for guys like us β€οΈ
Very cool product - have yet to dive in but I will be checking in our later today. Congrats on the launch!
Unfortunately for my team, we can't get any use from ToDesktop Builder as our app is already built and ready for deployment. However, it does seem like an enticing tool that could simplify the application deployment process for others, and perhaps myself for future builds. Nice launch, and looks like a solid product!
looks great! Is there any tools that can do things vice versa? like turning desktop app to web app, lol
We're big fans! Love ToDesktop at Campsite β the tool is dead simple, easy to spin up, easy to customize, and the team's customer support has been outstanding the entire time we've been using the tool.
Wow! ToDesktop Builder looks like the perfect tool for creating powerful, native desktop applications - what platforms does this work for? I'm looking forward to seeing how developers use this to create amazing applications!
Congratulations on the exciting new launch! Your hard work and dedication have paid off, and I'm thrilled to see your vision come to life. Wishing you boundless success, remarkable growth, and a prosperous journey ahead. Well done!
Can I use this to build a site-specific wrapper for other web apps that I use? (i.e. I don't own those websites, but want to access them via my Mac dock).
I'm a big fan, I was dreading creating my desktop app and this solved all the headaches. I used it to launch two desktop apps, ReadyRunner.ai and TaskTXT.com.
Hey @davej Could you please explain to me how "ToDesktop Builder" works as if you were explaining it to a five-year-old (Eli5)?
ToDesktop Builder is a developer's dream come true. With its user-friendly interface, extensive customization options, multi-platform support, and advanced features, it has become an indispensable tool in my toolkit. It deserves a solid 5-star rating for empowering developers like me to create stunning desktop apps.
Congrats on the launch! Has been a huge help with pushing a great experience with Basedash. Having a desktop app on Windows and Mac would have been out of reach for the capacity of our team, but with Todesktop, it's barely any additional effort on our end to maintain. The team is also fast to ship updates and responsive when we have questions, like with launching external windows for more complicated auth flows. I wish every web app would use this.
This is one of the best products I've seen recently! Congratulations on your launch!