lencx/chatgpt

This repository is an unofficial desktop application wrapper for the ChatGPT web interface, packaging it as a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The core problem it solves is convenience: instead of opening ChatGPT in a browser tab, users get a dedicated application with additional features that the website alone does not provide, such as a system tray icon, global keyboard shortcuts, text-to-speech, and the ability to export conversation history as PNG images, PDF files, or Markdown documents. The application is built using Tauri, a framework that creates native desktop applications by embedding a web view inside a lightweight Rust shell rather than bundling an entire browser engine like Electron does. This makes the application significantly smaller in file size. The app wraps the ChatGPT website and adds its own layer of features on top, including slash command support (where you can set up custom prompt shortcuts), a pop-up search window that activates when you select text elsewhere on your screen, and automatic upgrade notifications. The README notes that this is an unofficial, personal learning project and is no longer under active development. The author suggests looking at their newer project called Noi as a more actively maintained and feature-rich AI browser wrapper. You would use this app if you want ChatGPT as a standalone desktop application with export and shortcut capabilities on any major operating system. The tech stack is Rust with Tauri for the application shell, and it runs on macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.