https://github.com/rocketchat/slimdesktopapp

Lightweight cross platform chat app without the bloat and baggage of the full client
https://github.com/rocketchat/slimdesktopapp

desktop electron hacktoberfest rocketchat

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Lightweight cross platform chat app without the bloat and baggage of the full client

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rocketchat/slimdesktopapp
• Owner: RocketChat
• Created: 2022-05-23T18:04:07.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-03-03T00:29:46.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-02T15:05:23.292Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: desktop, electron, hacktoberfest, rocketchat
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.31 MB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

          
# Rocket.Chat Slim Desktop Application

![img](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Artwork/master/Logos/2020/png/logo-horizontal-red.png)

Rocket.Chat Slim Desktop Application is an lighter cross platform chat app version of Rocket.Chat without the bloat and baggage of the full client. It's currently under built.

### Getting Started

1. Clone the repositroy

```sh

git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/SlimDesktopApp/

```

2. Navigate to repo location

```sh

cd SlimDesktopApp

```

3. Install depenedencies

```sh

yarn

```

4. Run the application

```sh

yarn start

```

### What's Done till now

- [x] Authentication System with UI

- [x] All Channels List within a single window

- [x] Pop-up a new window for each chat which clicked over

- [x] Real-time Subscription for messages within each window

- [x] Retrieval of messages of each chat with pagination

- [x] Message Parsing System (Emojis/Mentions/Markdown/Paragraphs/...etc)

- [x] Main Chat Window Functionalities (Send/Delete/Edit/...etc) Messages

- [x] User Status Feature

- [x] Chat Window Attachments (Images/Videos/Audios/Quotes)

- [x] Parsing Message Threads

- [x] Add Emoji Picker to Chat Windows

- [x] Enable users to send message with attachments(images, videos, files, ...etc)

- [x] Notifications Functionality with Changing Status

- [x] Tray Icon with badge showing notifications number

### Screenshots

- Login UI

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34144004/183989453-0ba19252-82fd-4a66-b3ed-026125dd2094.png)

- Chats/Channels Window

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34144004/178370148-5cc8bf5b-6119-4366-86a8-a3efffcef21d.png)

- Single Chat Window

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34144004/178370391-26c815b2-3dec-4d8e-a50d-7ad565104452.png)