Category:	Utilities
Price:	Free
Popularity:	Low
Version String:	0.38.0
Release Date:	2024-09-12
Architecture:	Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM)
Minimum OS:	macOS 10.15
Vendor Name:	Protocol Labs, Inc
Homepage:	github.com

Description:

IPFS DESKTOP


A desktop client for IPFS.

You don’t need the command line to run an IPFS node. Just install IPFS
Desktop and have all the power of IPFS in your hands. Powered by Web
UI.

DOWNLOAD THE LATEST RELEASE

- Mac - ipfs-desktop-0.7.3.dmg
- Windows - ipfs-desktop-setup-0.7.3.exe
- Linux - ipfs-desktop-0.7.3-x86_64.AppImage

or see the install section for more options.





IPFS Desktop allows you to run your IPFS Node on your machine without
having to bother with command line tools. With it, you the power of Web
UI on tip of your hands plus a handful of shortcuts you can find on
settings.

⚠ Please note that this version is not stable yet and might change.
Also, Linux support is still experimental and it might not work on
every desktop environment. Please file an issue if you find a bug.


Table of Contents

- Features
- Install
- Contribute
- Translations
- FAQ


Features

IPFS daemon always running

IPFS Desktop’s main feature is to allow you to have the IPFS daemon
always running in the background. But fear not! If you need to stop it,
you can do it under the ‘Advanced’ options.

Handle ipfs://, ipns:// and dweb: links

If you come across a link to any of the protocols above, IPFS Desktop
will be able to open them and redirect them to your default browser.

Easy add to IPFS

You can easily add files and folders to IPFS:

- On Windows, you can right click on files to add them to IPFS through
IPFS Desktop.
- On macOS, you can drag and drop them to the tray icon.

Download copied hashes

You can enable, on Settings, a shortcut to download an hash on the
keyboard.

Auto-add screenshots

You can enable, on Settings, a shortcut to take screenshots and add them
automatically to IPFS.


Install

Download the latest release of IPFS Desktop for your OS, below.

Platform Download link Download count
---------- ------------------------------ ----------------
WINDOWS ipfs-desktop-setup-0.7.3.exe
MAC ipfs-desktop-0.7.3.dmg

We build out multiple installers for LINUX

Package Download link Download count
---------- ------------------------------------ ----------------
AppImage ipfs-desktop-0.7.3-x86_64.AppImage
deb ipfs-desktop_0.7.3_amd64.deb
rpm ipfs-desktop-0.7.3.x86_64.rpm
snap ipfs-desktop_0.7.3_amd64.snap

Or you can use your favorite package manager:

- HOMEBREW - brew cask install ipfs
- CHOCOLATEY - choco install ipfs-desktop

Using package managers? Please head to our package managers page and
help us add support for yours!

You can find releases notes and older versions on the releases page.

Install from Source

To install it from source you need Node.js >=10.4.0 and need npm >=6.1.0
installed. This uses node-gyp so YOU MUST TAKE A LOOK at their platform
specific dependencies.

Then the follow the steps below to clone the source code, install the
dependencies and run it the app:

git clone https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop.git
cd ipfs-desktop
npm install
npm start

The IPFS Desktop app will launch and should appear in your OS menu bar.


Translations

The translations are stored on ./src/locales and the English version is
the source of truth. Other languages are periodically pulled from
Transifex, a web interface to help us translate IPFS Desktop and its
components to another languages.


Releasing

- (Optional) Create a new Draft Release.
- Bump the version in package.json.
- Create a tag with the same version.
- git push && git push --tags
- Wait for the CI to upload the binaries to the draft release (a new
one will be created if you haven’t drafted one).
- The latest.yml, latest-mac.yml, latest-linux.yml files on the
release are used by the app to determin when an app update is
available. Once a release is published, users should recieve the app
update. See: https://www.electron.build/auto-update.
- Update Homebrew Cask.
- Update Chocolatey package.
- To start work on the next version, bump the version in the
package.json and repeat theses steps.


Contribute



Feel free to join in. All welcome. Open an issue!

If you’re interested in contributing translations, go to project page on
Transifex, create an account, pick a language and start translating.

This repository falls under the IPFS Code of Conduct.


FAQ

Where is the configuration and logs?

The configuration file and logs are located on
~/Library/Application Support/IPFS Desktop on macOS and
%appdata%/IPFS Desktop on Windows. For quick access to this folders,
just right-click on your tray icon and then ‘Logs Directory’ or
‘Configuration File’, depending on what you want.

How do we select the IPFS repo location?

We use ipfsd-ctl, which, in default conditions, will check IPFS_PATH
environment variable. If not set, we fallback to $HOME/.ipfs. As soon as
the first run has succeded, we save the information about the repository
location in the configuration file, which becomes the source of truth.

Which version of IPFS are we running?

Since we’re using ipfsd-ctl, we have our own embedded IPFS binary. We
try to always have the latest version.

Which flags do we use to boot IPFS?

By default we use the flags
--migrate=true --routing=dhtclient ----enable-gc=true when running the
IPFS daemon. They can be changed via the configuration file, which can
be easily accessed as mentioned above.


License

MIT Protocol Labs, Inc.