Cabal Desktop

Cabal Desktop is the desktop application for Cabal, a peer-to-peer, decentralized chat platform that is designed to work offline-first. Instead of relying on a central server, participants exchange messages directly, which appeals to communities that want control over their own conversations.

The client is built with JavaScript and distributed as release builds on GitHub, as a package in the Arch User Repository, and as source that can be built manually, with notes for NixOS users. The repository documents how releases are drafted and published through CI and how to build for the current platform or for several platforms at once. Code style follows StandardJS.

Cabal Desktop is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and its topics place it among Slack-style instant messaging tools. It suits communities and small groups who want a team-chat experience without depending on a hosted service, and the project website lives on Codeberg Pages.