# mattermost/desktop

Mattermost Desktop application for Windows, Mac and Linux

Repository: https://github.com/mattermost/desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mattermost-desktop
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: mattermost, desktop, mattermost-desktop-application, mattermost-desktop, electron, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:10:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3981, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 32}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2269, forks 976 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:32.996412+00:00)

## What it is
The official native desktop client for Mattermost, built on Electron and running on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It wraps Mattermost servers with desktop integration such as notifications, unread badges, multi-server tabs, and deep linking.

## Use cases
- use mattermost on my desktop without a browser
- connect to multiple mattermost servers in one app
- get desktop notifications for mattermost mentions
- run mattermost in the background with unread badges
- open mattermost links directly in a native app
- deploy a pre-configured mattermost desktop app to my company

## When to choose
- your team self-hosts Mattermost and wants a native desktop experience
- you need multi-server support, tabs, and OS-level notifications
- you want an open-source, cross-platform chat client

## When to avoid
- you use Slack, Teams, or another chat platform instead of Mattermost
- you only need Mattermost occasionally in a browser
- you need a mobile client rather than desktop

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, self-hosted, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: mattermost, electron-app, team-communication, slack-alternative, notifications, multi-server, macos, linux, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- mattermost/desktop (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:32.996412+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:41:59.742594+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mattermost/desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:32.996412+00:00, sha 7f14943d8b39)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.