AnRkey/Grok-Desktop v1.3.0

Grok-Desktop v1.3.0

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Description

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

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Features

• Desktop application wrapper for grok.com
• Multi-tab interface for multiple concurrent Grok conversations
• Real-time API Usage Monitoring - Track your Grok usage limits:
  • Low Effort: Basic query limits and remaining tokens
  • High Effort: Advanced feature usage tracking
  • Grok 4 Heavy: Specialized model usage limits
  • Refill Timer: Shows when limits reset
  • Visual indicators: Green (normal), Orange (warning ≤25%), Red (critical ≤10%)
  • Auto-refresh: Updates every 5 seconds when active
  • Toggle controls: Show/hide stats via toolbar buttons (s and 👁)
• Authentication support for xAI/X, Google, Apple and GitHub accounts
  • OAuth flows handled in-app for seamless login
• Clean interface with no menu bar for distraction-free usage
• Always-on-top function (AOT button) with cross-platform support
  • Native support on Windows
  • Linux support via wmctrl (automatic fallback included)
• Dark/Light theme support with system theme detection
  • Auto-adapts to system preferences
  • Forces light mode for Apple ID auth for reliability
• Grok speech mode fully supported
  • Microphone and camera access with consent for grok.com
  • Autoplay enabled for seamless voice interaction
• Update checks with in-app indicator and button
• Enhanced security features:
  • Domain validation to prevent malicious subdomain attacks
  • OAuth protection for secure authentication
  • External URL validation (blocks localhost/private IPs)
  • CSP (Content Security Policy) headers
  • Electron sandboxing enabled
• Keyboard shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+T: Open new tab
  • Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Cycle through tabs (next/previous)
  • Mouse-wheel-scroll: Scroll tabs when overflowing on tab bar
  • Ctrl+Mouse-wheel-scroll: Cycle through tabs (next/previous)
  • Ctrl+R: Reload active tab
  • Ctrl+I: Show About dialog
• Toolbar buttons:
  • +: Create new tab
  • ↻: Reload current tab with loading animation
  • AOT: Toggle always-on-top mode
  • s: Toggle API usage statistics display
  • 👁: Toggle Grok-4-Heavy stats visibility
  • i: Show About dialog
• Context menu with rich functionality:
  • Back/Forward/Reload navigation
  • Inspect Element for debugging
  • Spell-check suggestions
  • Add to Dictionary
• Smart link handling:
  • External links open in default browser
  • Grok/xAI/X/Google/Apple/GitHub auth flows handled in-app
• Single-instance application
  • Subsequent launches focus the running window instead of creating duplicates
• Cross-platform support:
  • Windows 10/11 (full support)
  • Linux (Rocky Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Fedora, and more)

Prerequisites for use

• Windows 10/11 or Linux, x64
• Internet connection
• Grok account required. Sign up in app or use your xAI/X, Google, Apple or GitHub account to log in.

Changes in v1.3.0

• Electron 45.2.1 with current Chromium and Node security fixes.
• Locked electron-builder 26.18.0 and patched build dependencies; zero npm audit findings in the prepared tree.
• Correct Windows GPU detection (PR #33) and restore reliable AOT state, off at startup (PR #35).
• Restore Inspect Element (#13); open search-result links in background Grok tabs (#14).
• Keep OAuth popups in the persistent session and preserve their opener (#25/#26).
• Complete Google/Grok cookie handoffs in the original tab, allow sign-out cookie deletion and keep GitHub login/verification inside the app.
• Harden parsed URL validation, IPC sender checks, renderer sandboxing and media permissions.
• Fix Windows About URLs, rapid tab IDs, viewport clipping, usage error messages and stale documentation.
• Credit @realvathy, @VectorJay666 and @JoshuaWang2211 on the About page.
• Preserve all nine historical package/archive types, including the Windows 7z archive.

Downloads

Windows x64: EXE installer, MSI installer, portable EXE, ZIP, 7z.

Linux x64: DEB, RPM, tar.gz, 7z.

Feature PRs remain deferred. The maintainer confirmed Google, Apple, X and GitHub sign-in and Grok sign-out in the Windows VM. Imagine image-to-video aspect ratio remains unverified.

Validated with independent Node and Electron tests on Windows and Linux, production packaging for all nine formats, and the maintainer's Windows VM login/sign-out tests.