Hey there. Just started my journey with lemmy and am not so much a fan of using it in a browser. Is there some linux app I might try? (I use arch btw.)

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    If I had 3 more of me, I’d build a cross-platform desktop app for lemmy using the rust gui framework iced.

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        No one wants to 😞 . I have over 90 github notifications alone in the span of several days, each of them requiring at least 5 minutes of response or investigation. I just want to code.

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          I’d be happy to help if possible.

          I’m not an amazing coder, but I could definitely review PRs or issues in my downtime.

          I have a feeling you’re about to get a lot of offers for help in the coming weeks!

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      !remindMe when someone creates a repo for this so I can contribute

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        Not sure there’s a remindme bot, I haven’t seen many bots around here. Might be best to set your own reminder if you want to come back to this.

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      The Jerboa technology stack can be used to make desktop applications. The app have a “tablet layout” for bigger screens?

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    Welcome. Sure, Linux Mint’s WebApp Manager or Peppermint OS’s Ice are here for you. But jokes aside, sadly, no. Lemmy does not have a native Linux application as of now. But you can make use of the fact that the browser UI is a PWA which can be installed like a regular app as well.

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    I’m curious, what’s wrong with the web version? I have a feeling that were GUI application written, it would use Electron or Tauri - aka a waste of resources to use an entirely new browser instance instead of a tab.

    I’m just expressing my dislike of electron and tauri, but honestly curious about your reasons :) Everyone’s allowed to have their preference

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      Well, that’s exactly why people like me and OP want normal, like, built with GTK/QT, linux client. It’s more lightweight and more integrated to system.

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    Jerboa is FOSS and available on f-droid, that’s what I’m using at the moment.

    Also the dev behind Redreader is talking about pivoting to support Lemmy instead once reddit goes down, so keep your eyes on that.

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      I really like the shift in the community. Now developers are already thinking of migrating their app to a lemmy backend. Especially in the Apollo subreddit this gets suggested hundreds of times. I really hope that the big apps will eventually shift as well and this might be a big thing moving people to try out different platforms