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Gmail Desktop v0.1.0

Initial release of Gmail Desktop.

Gmail Desktop is a lightweight, open-source desktop application for Gmail built with Tauri 2, Rust, React, and TypeScript.

🎉 What's Included

  • Native Linux desktop application
  • Gmail running inside a dedicated desktop window
  • Google authentication through Gmail
  • Persistent Gmail sessions
  • Native Tauri/Rust application layer
  • React + TypeScript frontend
  • Custom application icon
  • Fedora/RHEL RPM package
  • Debian/Ubuntu DEB package
  • Automated GitHub Actions release pipeline

📦 Downloads

Fedora / RHEL

sudo dnf install ./Gmail-Desktop-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt install ./Gmail-Desktop_0.1.0_amd64.deb

🛠️ Built With

  • Tauri 2
  • Rust
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Vite
  • WebKitGTK
  • Gmail

🚧 Known Limitations

This is the first release and intentionally focuses on providing a lightweight native desktop shell around Gmail.

The following are planned for future releases:

  • System tray
  • Native Gmail notifications
  • Minimize to tray
  • Launch at startup
  • Global keyboard shortcuts
  • Multiple isolated Gmail sessions
  • Multiple Gmail windows
  • Flatpak
  • Snap
  • AppImage
  • Windows support
  • macOS support

🔐 Privacy

Gmail Desktop does not implement its own Gmail authentication system.

Google authentication and Gmail session data are handled by the Gmail WebView.

⚠️ Disclaimer

Gmail Desktop is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Google LLC.

Gmail and Google are trademarks of Google LLC.

❤️ Thank You

This release marks the beginning of the project.

If you find Gmail Desktop useful, consider starring the repository, reporting issues, suggesting features, or contributing.

Built with Rust 🦀 + Tauri ⚡ + React ⚛️

Full Changelog: https://github.com/xanmoy/gmail-desktop/commits/v0.1.0