Gmail Desktop v0.1.0
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.rpmDebian / 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