desktop
Desktop Development Guide
Architecture Overview
LobeHub desktop is built on Electron with main-renderer architecture:
- Main Process (
apps/desktop/src/main): App lifecycle, system APIs, window management - Renderer Process: Reuses web code from
src/ - Preload Scripts (
apps/desktop/src/preload): Securely expose main process to renderer
Adding New Desktop Features
1. Create Controller
Location: apps/desktop/src/main/controllers/
import { ControllerModule, IpcMethod } from '@/controllers';
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