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Are you interested in a (cross platform) desktop app for lemmy?

I just managed to get a absolute baseline working app in avaloniaUI using this library that someone cooked up. No idea if the library is actively maintained, but uh, we’ll figure that out when we get to it.

Compared to using the site, possible advantages of a desktop are:

  1. Being able to save posts offline
  2. Client side filtering
  3. performance
  4. less data usage
  5. Not having to use your browser

Other things too, I’m sure. Just trying to gauge interest here. Also I barely know avalonia or C# so just don’t expect a polished app out by next monday.

anothermember ,

It would have to offer something substantial that can’t be done in a browser; the only thing I can think of off the top of my head is maybe some kind of command-line app if there’s a demand for it. I think the current UI is fine but the kind of improvements you’re looking for might be better for a browser extension like RES.

mr_satan ,
@mr_satan@monyet.cc avatar

No, a browser is fine

theKalash ,
  1. Not having to use your browser

How is having an app for every stupid website in anyway an advantage?

morrowind OP ,
@morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

If you think lemmy is stupid, I don’t think you’re part of my target audience

Thisfox ,

Yep. I loved Apollo, and cross platform ios and macos was one of the reasons. Been looking for similar ever since.

olizet ,
@olizet@lemmy.works avatar

Time to look at Voyager: !voyagerapp It’s very Apollo’ish.

olizet ,
@olizet@lemmy.works avatar

Or check this out: m.lemmy.world

Thisfox ,

Been on voyager for weeks. Honestly the amount the damn app crashes on the phone, I am considering looking for something better, but if it has an application for my mac I will give it another chance.

olizet ,
@olizet@lemmy.works avatar

Huh? No crashes here. I’m using the app that’s on the Apple app store.

Thisfox ,

yes, the one on the app store. It freezes, and has to be reloaded. Also it often refuses to show newer content for a few days. Just shows the same twenty or so articles on the home screen, even after reloading.

It is annoyingly buggy, basically.

SleepyWheel ,

Yes! I tried a couple for Linux and they were shite 😂

To answer the ‘just use the browser’ comments - I don’t like the tiny image box for posts. I’d like a much larger display for image/video-based posts so I can enjoy them at a glance. I’ll only click into them if I especially want to read or post comments

suckmyspez ,

A browser?

Send_me_nude_girls ,

Apps for desktop websites isn’t a thing. That’s what browser are made for.

jellyka ,

Apps for desktop websites isn’t a thing

It totally is a thing. But at the same time, you’re not wrong, since they all run on electron lmao.

morrowind OP ,
@morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

I’d say that makes it even more of a thing, as people clearly want apps even if they’re wrapped up websites

XpeeN ,

Just note that you can use Liftoff on desktop, and I think thunder too, but not sure.

morrowind OP ,
@morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

That mobile UI doesn’t really cut it

XpeeN ,

Why’s that? I actually find all the desktop apps shows the Post’s imgs/gifs as a small thumbnail, which I don’t like when scrolling the feed. For me everything there works well and pretty convenient.

flashgnash ,

Web browser works perfectly well, can even install sites as an app on mobile

DogMuffins ,

Nah.

Asudox ,

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    Chozo ,

    They do, actually. It's in the Windows store.

    amio ,

    No, not really. It's a website.

    Why not go the userscript route (apart from having to deal with JS which is definitely a legit reason in my book) like RES?

    mrbubblesort ,
    @mrbubblesort@kbin.social avatar

    yeah, appreciate the sentiment, but my desktop already has an app to view websites

    rbn ,

    Personally, I tend to prefer apps on mobile and the web versions of services when working from a PC.

    Valmond ,

    As long as it’s open source :-)

    Would love some mod tools, scraping tools, discovery tools, information dashboard for a server etc.

    morrowind OP ,
    @morrowind@lemmy.ml avatar

    I don’t see any reason to not make it open source

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