Don MacKinnon (Sep 22 2024 at 20:16): Don MacKinnon (Sep 22 2024 at 20:16):Has anyone used the desktop macos app? How does it compare with the webapp?
Amolith (Sep 22 2024 at 20:24):I'm fairly certain all but the mobile and TUI apps are just some kind of webview
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Philip Durbin (Sep 22 2024 at 22:01):The desktop app is very similar to the webapp but I prefer it. I like having fat clients for chat.
Daniel Buckmaster (Sep 23 2024 at 05:00):Amolith said:
I'm fairly certain all but the mobile and TUI apps are just some kind of webview
The current webapp is React Native and they're working on a Flutter rewrite. The desktop apps are Electron IIRC
Philip Durbin (Sep 23 2024 at 12:15):A Flutter rewrite of the mobile app, yes.
Jerod Santo (Sep 23 2024 at 13:56):Desktop app FTW except dang it takes a long time to boot up. I'd love to see how a Tauri version performs!
Adam Stacoviak (Sep 23 2024 at 14:12):I have’t noticed a slow boot time for desktop.
Jerod Santo (Sep 23 2024 at 14:24):CleanShot-2024-09-23-at-09.22.20.mp4
Warning: this video is painful to sit through...
Robert Purcell (Sep 23 2024 at 14:46):wow, mine isn't anything like that. just a couple seconds to load (M1 macbook air with the latest OS)
Daniel Buckmaster (Sep 23 2024 at 15:30):Daniel Buckmaster said:
The current webapp is React Native and they're working on a Flutter rewrite. The desktop apps are Electron IIRC
Dang it, I misspoke, I meant "the current mobile app" not "the current webapp" :man_facepalming:
Daniel Buckmaster (Sep 23 2024 at 15:31):Jerod Santo said:
Warning: this video is painful to sit through...
Wow! I've never had an experience like that on Windows or Linux. I wonder if it's doing tons of network requests due to all those messages in the CZO account? Does it happen if you mark all messages as read there? (If you don't intend to read all 960 of them :sweat_smile: )
Philip Durbin (Sep 23 2024 at 23:11):Whoa! That is crazy slow! @Jerod Santo you might need to install or something? :thinking:
Maroš Kučera (Sep 24 2024 at 20:55):macOS Sequoia maybe? :sweat_smile:
I ecperience a highway speed on Sonoma :open_mouth:
Jakub (Sep 24 2024 at 21:28):Jerod Santo said:
CleanShot-2024-09-23-at-09.22.20.mp4
Warning: this video is painful to sit through...
Did you install the x64 version or the Apple Silicon version? I noticed the exact same slow boot up time. Deleted it and tried the the other option (see screenshot), which booted instantly. That large, tantalizing Download button was hard to resist. I'm actually not sure if you have an Apple Silicon Mac, I just assumed that you did.
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Jerod Santo (Sep 25 2024 at 13:21):@Jakub I think that was the problem! Downloaded the Apple Silicon build and it's much faster now :sweat_smile:
Dustin (Sep 25 2024 at 16:43):I'm trying out as a PWA instead. Seems like it will be pretty much the same experience if the Mac app is Electron
Siddhartha Golu (Sep 25 2024 at 16:50):Well, I'll really recommend you give desktop app a try. It's probably one of the better performing Electron apps out there.
Justin Garrison (Sep 25 2024 at 17:33):The ipad app looks like a big phone app. I don't think I'm going to install that
Jarvis Yang (Sep 25 2024 at 18:31):Jerod Santo said:
CleanShot-2024-09-23-at-09.22.20.mp4
Warning: this video is painful to sit through...
I wonder if it's also because the secondary Zulip org takes some time to refresh?
Jarvis (Jan 28 2025 at 16:16):Anyone else have the issue where the desktop app wont load after your computer has been in sleep mode? When I put my MacBook Pro m1 to sleep and log in a few days afterwards, the app isn't responsive and shows no notification badges. I exit the app and then re-open it to get it working again :shrug:
Jerod Santo (Jan 28 2025 at 17:25):Make sure you have the Apple Silicon version installed. I didn't at first and it had lots of problems
Jarvis (Jan 28 2025 at 17:33):Jerod Santo said:
Make sure you have the Apple Silicon version installed. I didn't at first and it had lots of problems
I used homebrew to install Zulip:
brew install --cask zulip
@Jerod Santo did you download the Zulip-5.11.1-arm64.dmg from their site?
Jerod Santo (Jan 28 2025 at 17:35):Yes I downloaded off their site
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