this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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Is there a desktop app for Linux?
Yes, there is a Linux desktop Electron app. Beeper provides the below links to download Beeper clients on Beeper's Download page.
The source code for the above clients are not available though. Beeper's self-host repo claims that the clients are closed-forks of Element's Android, iOS, Desktop, and Web apps.
However, Beeper's self-host Github repo outlines the steps required to self-host Beeper's web service, which is essentially a Synapse Matrix server, Mautrix bridges, and other bridges/bots/services to help run the Matrix Server and connect the Matrix Server to other services.
Nice. While I'd prefer a native app, electron is better than nothing.
Agreed. It would also be nice if they provided the source code, especially since its just a fork of an opensource project. Hopefully Beeper is at least up-streaming new features, bug fixes, etc.