AnRkey/Grok-Desktop v1.2.3

Grok-Desktop v1.2.3

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Description

Grok-Desktop is an Electron-based desktop application for Windows 10 and 11 that wraps grok.com, allowing desktop-application-like access to Grok with support for xAI, Google, and Apple authentication.

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Features

• Desktop application wrapper for grok.com
• Tabs functionality for multiple Grok conversations
• Support for xAI, Google, and Apple authentication
• No menu bar for a cleaner interface
• Always-on-top toggle (AOT button)
• System Dark/Light theme support; auto-adapts and forces light mode for Apple ID auth for reliability
• Grok speech mode supported (microphone/camera allowed; autoplay enabled)
• Update checks with in-app indicator button
• Reload current tab button
• Keyboard shortcuts
  • Ctrl+T: New tab
  • Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Next/previous tab
  • Ctrl+R: Reload active tab
  • Ctrl+I: Show About dialog
• About dialog showing app name/version with links to GitHub and Discussions
• Context menu: Back/Forward/Reload, Inspect Element, spell-check suggestions, Add to Dictionary
• External links open in default browser; Grok/xAI/Google/Apple auth flows handled in‑app
• Single-instance app (subsequent launches focus the running window)

Changes since 1.2.2 (1.2.3 - 2025-11-08)

• Added
  • About dialog: new About button and Ctrl+I shortcut to open it
  • Reload button with icon and improved loading animation
  • Keyboard shortcuts for tab management and reload
  • MSI installer output and x64 installer support
• Changed
  • Upgraded Electron to v39.x (phased upgrades from 36 → 39)
  • Increased build compression to maximum for smaller artifacts
  • Enhanced build script with error handling and consistent artifact names
  • Center-aligned About section styling
  • Updated tmp dependency to latest
  • Added security report files to .gitignore
  • Removed brace-expansion overrides
• Fixed
  • Webview reload logic now manages loading state before reload
• Removed
  • Unused dependency: electron-store

Prerequisites for use

• Windows 10 or 11
• Internet connection
• Grok account required. You can sign up in app or use your Google or Apple account to login.