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Bsky Desktop

Bsky Desktop is an Electron-based application for Bsky that allows users to manage their accounts and feeds directly from the app, rather than through the web interface.

Features:

  • Support for user styles (work in progress; currently only LESS preprocessor is supported)
  • Compatibility with both Manifest V2 and V3 Chrome extensions, though only a limited set of Chrome extension APIs are supported. For more information, visit: Electron Extensions API Documentation

Working on:

  • Auto updates (for all platforms)

Build and release status:

Build and Release bsky-desktop

Packaging status

Build Instructions for Bsky Desktop

To build and run Bsky Desktop locally, follow these steps:

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/oxmc/bsky-desktop.git
    cd bsky-desktop
    
  2. Install dependencies:

    npm install
    

    (Optional) Run the application locally: If you want to test the application locally before building it, use the following command:

    npm run start
    

    This step is not required for building but is useful if you want to see the app in action during development.

  3. Build the application: To compile the application, run:

    npm run build
    

    This will generate the necessary files for the app.