DSH Desktop
A Windows and macOS desktop app that wraps the DeepSeek Harness web UI and plugin system.
- Stars
- 34.5k
- Forks
- 1.6k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- App
What it is
DSH Desktop is a native desktop client for Windows and macOS built on the DeepSeek Harness (DSH). It starts and manages the local Harness service, provides a window, system tray, terminal, updates and work profiles, and runs the upstream web UI inside the app. It is an independent community project and is not affiliated with DeepSeek.
- Launch and use the local DSH chat interface in a native window
- Browse, install, and manage DSH plugins from the built-in market
- Switch between work profiles and manage plugins within them
- Use the optional phone remote-control feature to check agent progress from iOS or Android
Great for
- People who want to run DeepSeek Harness without using the command line
- Windows or macOS users who want a desktop window and tray icon for DSH
- Plugin authors who want to integrate with the DSH desktop services
- Users who want to browse and install DSH plugins through the built-in market
Not ideal for
- Linux users, since the README lists official installers only for Windows x64 and macOS Universal
- Anyone who needs LAN access to a shared machine without authentication, because the README warns that LAN exposure has no auth
- People who want to work on the core DeepSeek Harness engine, since the README points them to the upstream repository
How to get it
- 1
Download the app
Download the Windows installer or macOS DMG from the project site
https://www.dshdesktop.cn - 2
Run it
- Download the installer for your platform from the link in the README
- Windows: run the NSIS installer and follow the prompts
- macOS: open the DMG and drag DSH Desktop into Applications
- Launch the app; on first run for a new profile, complete or skip the Setup Wizard
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the Setup Wizard to choose window mode, the plugin market, notifications, and whether to open the default browser automatically
- Use the built-in plugin market to discover and install plugins
- Enable the phone remote-control feature from iOS or Android on version 2.0.9 or later, as the README describes
- Read the plugin services documentation if you want to build integrations with desktop capabilities
Downloads
Strengths
- Installs with a download and needs no separate Node.js setup, according to the README
- Keeps the web service bound to localhost by default
- Open source under the MIT license
Trade-offs
- Official installers cover only Windows x64 and macOS Universal in the README
- LAN access is optional but has no authentication, so it must be used carefully
- The README is long and split across many documents, so the full setup and troubleshooting details sit in separate files
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dsh-desktop (this) | 34.5k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who want to run DeepSeek Harness without using the command line |
| dsh-desktop | 17.1k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | People who want to run the DeepSeek Harness agent as a regular desktop app on macOS or Windows x64 |
| dsh-our-free-model | 56.6k | Dev tool | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who already use dsh and want to try models without creating accounts or keys |
| deepseek-harness | 269k | Dev tool | intermediate | 7 days ago | Developers who want to experiment with an agent harness they can extend with plugins |
| learn-harness-engineering | 22.9k | Learning resource | beginner | 14 days ago | Developers new to building or controlling AI coding agents |
| dsh-market | 10.2k | App | beginner | 4 days ago | DSH users who want to find and install community plugins without using the command line |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.