Desktop App

The desktop beta wraps the GNO workspace in a native window: it starts and stops the real gno serve process, keeps one instance per machine and hands new launches to it, and routes gno:// deep links into the same workspace routes the browser uses. macOS builds are signed and notarized and ship as a DMG; Windows x64 ships as a portable zip. Builds are beta and can trail the CLI package.

Install GNO Read the docs

Use cases: Running the workspace as an app instead of a browser tab; Opening a gno:// link from another tool straight into the note; Windows machines where a packaged runtime is easier than a Bun install

What it gives you

One native window over the full workspace: browse, edit, capture, PDFs, graph
The app launches and supervises gno serve; closing it stops the process
Single instance per machine with handoff to the running window
gno:// deep links open the matching workspace route
In-app onboarding, connectors, import preview, and recovery flows
macOS: signed and notarized .app in a DMG, Apple Silicon and Intel
Windows x64: portable zip with the Bun runtime and GNO staged inside

Try it yourself

Representative commands and entry points. Full reference lives in the documentation.

Download the DMG or Windows zip from the GitHub release that matches your gno version

gno --version

gno doctor --json

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Related features and docs.

Installation and desktop beta

/docs/installation

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/features/web-ui

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Daemon mode

/features/daemon-mode

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