Google Chat Desktop App
An unofficial desktop app for Google Chat built with Electron
Motivation
- The official Google Chat electron app
- is not available on Linux
- will stop running after mid 2021
- Google is forcing users to use PWA which has fewer features
Installation
- Install via snap (recommended)
sudo snap install google-chat-electron
sudo snap connect google-chat-electron:removable-media :removable-media- Alternatively you can download the latest debian installer from the releases section.
- Install the debian package with this command: (correct the path)
sudo apt install ~/path/to/google-chat-electron-xxx-amd64.deb⚠️ Debian package does not have automatic background updates
Uninstall
- Quit from app if running
- Remove the app with this command
sudo snap remove google-chat-electron
# or if installed via debian package
sudo apt-get remove --purge google-chat-electron- The uninstallation script should remove all relevant files and folders.
Supported Platforms
The app should work on most linux distros, but due to lack of time; we test on most popular only.
| OS | Version | Tested |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu GNOME | 20.x | ✔️ |
| Linux Mint Cinnamon | 20.x | ✔️ |
Acknowledgements
- @robyf for the initial work
- @squalou for enhancements
- All other contributors
Disclaimer
This desktop app is just a wrapper which starts a chromium instance locally and runs the actual web-app in it. All rights to the Google Chat product is reserved by Google Inc. This desktop client has no way to access none of your data.
License
MIT License