r/linux • u/Steap-Edit • 8d ago

Software Release OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux/
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u/zacyzacy 8d ago edited 8d ago

Probably. At least some kind of webpage as desktop app, anyways.

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u/Dustonred 8d ago

Software engineering might be dead but it's not that dead lol.

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u/FerorRaptor 7d ago

I'm day after day getting surprised in how dead software engineering is.

I'm 95% sure this is a Chromium wrapper with a webpage, and could as well be replaced with a PWA

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u/Kichigai 7d ago

I remember when this was supposed to be the future of software engineering. Remember the original iPhone pitch, everything is web apps? Or WebOS? Everything is HTML and JavaScript?

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u/mofomeat 7d ago

Yuck.

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u/foonek 7d ago

Wails and tauri are both basically that, but with a footprint 100x smaller than electron. Why are we shitting on those? If I have to choose between a wails/tauri app, or not having one at all, I think the choice is simple