SpeedCrunch 1.1(speedcrunch.org)
220 points by LordNibbler | 49 comments
Homepage for SpeedCrunch 1.1, a free open-source high-precision scientific calculator for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
#desktop-apps on Hacker News
10 stories tagged desktop-apps, newest first.
The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice(simonwillison.net)
441 points by timpera | 206 comments
Short blog note by Simon Willison finding that the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app ships a 1.7GB runtime with Python, Node.js, Poppler, git and LibreOffice for skills.
Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux(zackbartel.com)
514 points by zackb | 206 comments
Blog post introducing Tether, a Linux app the author built to use iMessage, SMS, and iPhone notifications from a Linux desktop after leaving macOS.
Deno Desktop(docs.deno.com)
1068 points by GeneralMaximus | 387 comments
Deno documentation page for `deno desktop`, an upcoming Deno 2.9 command that bundles a project, the runtime, and a web rendering engine into a desktop app binary.
Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS(boringbar.app)
491 points by a-ve | 280 comments
Product page for boringBar, a paid taskbar-style macOS Dock replacement showing per-Space windows, with a 14-day trial and $9.99/year pricing.
Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper(windowslatest.com)
365 points by DearAll | 332 comments
Windows Latest article reporting that Meta replaced the native WhatsApp app for Windows 11 with a WebView-based wrapper that uses about 1GB of RAM.
Rust cross-platform GPUI components(github.com)
466 points by xvilka | 201 comments
GitHub repository for gpui-component, a Rust library of UI components for building cross-platform desktop applications with GPUI.
Tell HN: Notion Desktop is monitoring your audio and network
333 points by HoyaSaxa | 93 comments
A Tell HN post reporting that the Notion Desktop app detects meetings by monitoring the microphone and network ports, citing Notion Support's explanation.
Writing GUI apps for Windows is painful(tulach.cc)
429 points by wild_pointer | 497 comments
Blog post by Samuel Tulach describing the difficulty of finding a suitable C++ GUI library for Windows-only commercial desktop applications.
Gooey: Turn almost any Python command line program into a full GUI application(github.com)
681 points by lsferreira42 | 105 comments
GitHub repository for Gooey, a Python library that turns command line programs into full GUI applications with one line of code.