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dsh-desktop

Native Windows and macOS desktop client for DeepSeek Harness

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Stars: 30.8k
License: MIT
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Sep 2026
Language: TypeScript

Stars, last 9 weeks+30,731

65 on 11 Aug 202630,796 on 13 Oct 2026

From GitHub's daily star counts.

Checked 14 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

DSH Desktop wraps the pinned, unmodified upstream DeepSeek Harness web UI, host service and plugin system in a native desktop app with window, tray, terminal and auto-update. The desktop shell is itself a DSH plugin, and the app includes a plugin market and phone remote control (iOS/Android, from 2.0.9). Installers cover Windows x64 and macOS Universal; no Node.js is needed.

Who it is for: Windows and macOS users who want a packaged DeepSeek Harness app with plugins

Strengths

Installers for Windows x64 and macOS Universal, no separate Node.js install
Runs a pinned, unmodified upstream DeepSeek Harness version
Built-in plugin market and desktop services for third-party plugins
Web service listens on loopback only by default

Weaknesses

No Linux build listed
LAN access option has no authentication, per the README
Tied to DeepSeek Harness; independent project, not affiliated with DeepSeek
README and docs are primarily in Chinese

What it needs

Needs DeepSeek Harness (bundled, pinned)
Models: DeepSeek Harness models

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How to choose

Check which model backends work out of the box: a built-in runtime, Ollama, or API keys.
See whether chats and files stay on disk or sync to a cloud account.
Note the platforms: several are macOS-first.

Health

Releases: 21 in the last 12 monthsLast one 15 days ago
Top contributor: 40% of commits5,235 of 13,186 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 14 Oct 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check.

License in plain words

MIT Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the copyright and license notice in copies you ship.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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