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Desktopr Companion ​

Desktopr Companion is the Desktopr desktop application you can use to test your web app inside a Desktopr-powered desktop native environment before generating a final build.

It is designed to help you verify that your application works correctly with Desktopr and its bridge APIs during development, without having to produce a full installer every time you want to test something.

What It Is For ​

Desktopr Companion is useful when you want to:

  • preview your web app inside a real Desktopr wrapper
  • test bridge modules and native integrations during development
  • validate behaviors before consuming a build credit
  • reduce friction while iterating on your app configuration and bridge usage

This makes Companion the easiest way to check whether your app behaves as expected in a desktop context before creating a production build.

How It Works ​

Desktopr Companion is just a Desktopr app where you can enter your web application url to load it, and provides the Desktopr runtime environment needed to test supported native features.

This allows you to test Desktopr functionalities within your web app before running a build.

Typical Workflow ​

A common workflow looks like this:

  1. Open Desktopr Companion.
  2. Enter your web app url and load it.
  3. Test your app behavior and bridge integrations.
  4. Verify that everything works correctly in desktop mode.
  5. Proceed with the final build once you are satisfied with the result.

Notes ​

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Desktopr Companion is especially useful when working with Desktopr bridge modules, since it lets you validate desktop-specific functionality before generating a final distributable app.

WARNING

Testing your app in a normal browser is not the same as testing it inside Desktopr Companion. Always verify important bridge-related functionality in Companion before shipping a build.