🖥️ ChanDesk Pro

The Ultimate Desktop Client for Imageboards

A blazing-fast, privacy-focused desktop app for browsing 4chan with a premium UI and powerful features.

🌐 Website • ⚡ Quick Start • ✨ Features • 📥 Downloads • 💬 Community

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🎨 Beautiful Themes

🚀 Native Performance

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Important

DISCLAIMER: This is an unofficial third-party client. Not affiliated with 4chan.org. Some boards contain 18+ content — user discretion is advised.

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✨ Features

🎨 Premium Experience Modern Dark UI — Sleek interface built with shadcn/ui 10+ Themes — Nord, Dracula, Catppuccin, and more Smooth Animations — Framer Motion powered transitions 🚀 Power Browsing Grid Catalog — Visual thread browsing with thumbnails Global Search — Find boards and threads instantly Smart Filtering — Keywords, tripcodes, regex support Multi-Tab — Browser-style tabbed interface

🎬 Media & Tools Immersive Lightbox — Fullscreen zoom experience Video Player — Custom controls, loop, speed Offline Cache — Browse threads without internet Thread Watcher — Desktop notifications for updates 🔒 Privacy First No Tracking — Zero analytics or telemetry No Account — Completely anonymous browsing Open Source — Fully auditable codebase Direct Connection — No third-party servers

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📥 Downloads

Platform	Download	Architecture
🪟 Windows	Download .exe	x64, ARM64
🍎 macOS	Download .dmg	Intel, Apple Silicon
🐧 Linux	Download	.deb, .AppImage, .rpm

Tip

Linux Users: If using AppImage, make it executable first: chmod +x ChanDesk*.AppImage

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⚡ Quick Start

Install & Run

1. Download the installer for your OS from Releases
2. Run the installer
3. Launch ChanDesk Pro and start browsing!

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Scroll posts	J / K
Fullscreen image	Alt+F or Double Click
Close modals	Esc
New tab	Ctrl+T

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🛠️ Build from Source

Prerequisites: Bun, Rust

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/swadhinbiswas/ChanDeskPro.git
cd ChanDeskPro

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run in development mode
bun run tauri:dev

# Build for production
bun run tauri:build

See BUILD.md for detailed build instructions and troubleshooting.

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🗺️ Roadmap

• 📤 Advanced Replying — Image upload, rich text
• 🎥 Expanded Video — YouTube, Twitch embeds
• 🔑 4chan Pass — Captcha bypass support
• 🔌 Plugin System — Community extensions

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how to get involved:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a Pull Request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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🔒 Security & Privacy

Feature	Description
🛡️ Built-in CORS Proxy	Routes requests through local Rust proxy, strips tracking headers
🔑 No API Tokens	Anonymous by design, no accounts needed
🔐 No Telemetry	Zero data collection or analytics
🌐 Direct Connection	You → Imageboard — no intermediaries

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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If you find ChanDesk Pro useful, please consider giving it a ⭐!

GitHub • GitLab Mirror • Website

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