By skyforbes I’ve been using Gemini heavily for coding/writing, but I hated constantly hunting for the right browser tab or losing context when switching windows.
So, I built a dedicated desktop wrapper for it. It’s fully open-source and free.
Why use this over a browser tab?
- Global Hotkey: Press Cmd+Shift+A (or Ctrl+Shift+A) to toggle the window instantly from anywhere (like Spotlight/Alfred).
- Always on Top: Pin the window to float over your IDE or docs while you work.
- Quick New Chat: Press Cmd+Shift+N to jump straight to a fresh prompt with the input focused.
- Context: Minimizes to the System Tray so your session stays alive in the background.
- Dual Mode Support: Switch between AI Studio (for prompting/devs) and Gemini (for general chat) via the View menu.t
It handles the User-Agent spoofing required to get Google Login to work inside Electron, so you don't get the "browser not secure" error.
Would love to hear any feedback or feature requests!
Repo & Download: https://github.com/homielab/ai-studio-desktop