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Move to Standalone Desktop App #5

Closed jomurgel closed 6 years ago

jomurgel commented 7 years ago

Since Google is discontinuing support, noted in #3, I'm looking into standalone desktop app options with cross-browser support. Perhaps using electron since Shifty Jelly doesn't appear to have any interest in creating a desktop app.

Alternative discussion or options are welcome.

spettinichi commented 7 years ago

I'm willing to help out with an electron app. What kind of timeframe did you have in mind?

spettinichi commented 7 years ago

I reached out to ShiftyJelly on Twitter just to verify there were no impending plans for a Windows app. They do have a native Mac app, but that's all so far. An electron app would still be useful. https://twitter.com/pocketcasts/status/916099712536768513

jomurgel commented 7 years ago

Well, that's a heck of a thing I didn't know existed, though I imagine that's not very widely advertised. Googling returned no results for that app or the block for that matter.

That said, I think even if it's as simple as the current Google Standalone App, it'd be appreciated cross-platform.

jomurgel commented 7 years ago

I have to refamiliarize myself with Electron, but I'd like to try and roll something out before Christmas I think.

Created a new repo and invited you as a collaborator @xeratun. Will be diving into the docs this tomorrow and this weekend to get a better idea of the work involved.

spettinichi commented 7 years ago

I think the Mac app is new along with the beta, so they may not be featuring it very prominently yet while it's in the beta period. Sounds good. I got the invite.