dsh-clean-desktop-shell-pro

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An enhanced fork of dsh-clean-desktop-shell: on top of "wrap your web profile in a native window", it fills in the backend lifecycle management a desktop app should have.

Enhancements over upstream

1. Auto-start the backend on launch — no more clicking "start backend" manually; the local dsh web backend is started automatically.
2. No browser window — the backend is started with --no-open, so only the native window appears, never a browser tab.
3. Ask before closing the backend on quit — the tray "quit" shows "close backend and quit / quit only / cancel".
4. Backend starts in parallel with Electron — the backend is kicked off during Electron init, so cold start is faster.

Install

dsh plugin --profile web add dsh-clean-desktop-shell-pro

Then restart dsh web. It reuses your existing web profile and the Electron runtime ($DSH_HOME/desktop-shell-runtime).

If you already have the upstream dsh-clean-desktop-shell installed, remove it first to avoid two desktop shells starting at once:

dsh plugin --profile web remove dsh-clean-desktop-shell

Desktop shortcut

After the first launch, use the tray right-click menu → "create desktop shortcut", or the first-run prompt.

License & attribution

This package is a fork of dsh-clean-desktop-shell (MIT), keeping its LICENSE and contributor list.

Pre-publish TODO (authors only)

Before publishing, replace YOUR_NAME in electron/update.js with your GitHub username and create the corresponding repository.