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Dev tools · April 2, 2021

Pakkly

Finally, a Sane Way to Distribute Desktop Apps

Pakkly launched on April 2, 2021 with 4 votes, #1,717 of 3,754 launches that month.

What it does

Updating web apps is a breeze, why should desktop apps be any different? Creating the infrastructure to support updates in your desktop app is hard and tedious, while also requiring constant upkeep.

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