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DeepSeek Desktop is the official desktop client for DeepSeek dsh (DeepSeek Harness), designed to provide a persistent, system-integrated way to run and access the dsh Web UI. The application resides in the system tray, remaining available in the background rather than occupying space as a conventional window, and it automatically launches dsh at startup and navigates directly to its Web UI, streamlining the workflow of users who rely on DeepSeek Harness as part of their regular development or AI-assisted tasks. When the user closes the main window, the application presents a three-option dialog, giving explicit control over how the session should be handled rather than assuming a single default behavior. A notable aspect of its design is that the desktop application itself and the underlying dsh package are upgraded independently of one another, allowing each component to receive updates on its own schedule without forcing coupled releases. This makes the software relevant within the developer tools and desktop application launcher categories, particularly for users who want a lightweight, always-available front end to a web-based harness without manually managing service startup. The current version is 1.1.0, and the project has published two versions in total, indicating an early but actively maintained release history. Technically, DeepSeek Desktop is built on the Tauri v2 framework combined with a React front end, a stack that favors small application size and native performance while retaining a modern web-based interface. Because of this architecture, building or running the project from source requires Node.js version 22.19 or later, including npm, as part of the development environment. Overall, DeepSeek Desktop serves as a practical bridge between a web-hosted tool and the desktop, automating startup, simplifying window and tray behavior, and keeping its runtime components cleanly separated for maintenance and upgrades.
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