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The Mattermost Desktop App is an [Electron](https://electronjs.org/) wrapper around the [web app](/developers/contribute/more-info/webapp) project. It lives in the [mattermost/desktop](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop) repository. The desktop app runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

## Desktop app contributor resources
 - [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/mattermost/desktop) - Get the code, report issues, or submit PRs.
 - [Help Wanted](https://mattermost.com/pl/help-wanted-desktop) - This is a good place to start if you're looking for a way to contribute code. Many issues are labeled by difficulty level to make it easier to find ways to get involved.
 - [Developer Setup](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/developer-setup) - Setup your development environment to start work on the desktop app.
 - [Build and CLI Commands](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/build-commands) - Useful commands to help build, debug, test, and modify the desktop app on your local machine.
 - [Debugging](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/debugging) - Identify issues in the desktop app and debug the rendering process.
 - [Dependencies](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/dependencies) - Information about including dependencies in the desktop app.
 - [Style and Code Quality](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/style-and-code-quality) - Information about linting, type checking, and submitting great PRs
 - [Unit and End-to-End (E2E) Tests](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/testing) - Find out how we incorporate unit and end-to-end testing into the desktop app development process.
 - [Packaging for Release](/developers/contribute/more-info/desktop/packaging-and-releasing) - Build and package the app into a distributable version.
 - [General Contributor Guidelines](/developers/contribute/more-info/getting-started) - Everything you need to know about contributing code to Mattermost.


## Where to get help

If you have any questions related to development of the Desktop App, you can ask us in the [Developers: Desktop App](https://community.mattermost.com/core/channels/desktop-app) channel on our [community Mattermost](https://docs.mattermost.com/guides/community-chat.html). If you need help deploying, administering, or using Mattermost, refer to our [Get Help guide](https://docs.mattermost.com/guides/get-help.html) to find all of the resources that are availalbe to support your journey.