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I built a dedicated Jira desktop client for Mac and Windows: open source, session restore, multi-tab support
Hey everyone,
I recently shipped Jira Desktop — a free, open-source desktop client for Jira built with Electron, available for macOS and Windows.
Why I built it:
I was tired of Jira living inside a sea of browser tabs. I wanted a dedicated, distraction-free workspace that felt like a real desktop app — not just another pinned tab.
Current features:
- Vertical sidebar with multi-tab Jira browsing in one window
- Pinned tabs and session restore
- Keyboard shortcuts for new tab / close / reload
- Theme toggle and lockable sidebar
- Restricted navigation to Jira / approved Atlassian-related hosts
- macOS + Windows builds on GitHub Releases
It stores your Jira Cloud URL locally on first launch, and packaged builds work without extra setup.
It’s MIT licensed and I’d love blunt feedback from heavy Jira users:
- What’s missing from your daily workflow?
- What breaks in SSO / login flows?
- What would make this better than just using Jira in a browser?
Repo: https://github.com/prakharbhardwaj/jira-desktop
Releases: https://github.com/prakharbhardwaj/jira-desktop/releases/latest
u/prakhar-bhardwaj — 13 hours ago
