Desktop client comparison

Compare this project, two community clients, and DeepSeek’s official desktop by positioning, platforms, runtime, plugins, and recovery.

Start with installers, runtime management, and recovery; then compare plugins and remote access.

As of 2026-09-30, using public READMEs, manifests, release notes, actual Release Assets, and the official download page. “Not confirmed” means no clear statement was found, not that a feature is absent; do not combine claims across release channels.

Project positioning

Project	Desktop stack	Main tradeoff
This project	Tauri 2 + React; separate Harness service	First-party desktop additions and runtime management; community plugins are optional
anywhere-labs/dsh-desktop	Electron; the desktop is a DSH/Cordis plugin	Plugin composition, Profile setup, and Agents Anywhere phone control
dataelement/dsh-desktop	Electron	Local-first, portable Agent presets, PPT, and a paired phone bridge
DeepSeek official desktop	Electron; bundled full Harness Web UI and Host	Official public preview; desktop and core update together, with plugins enabled as needed

Framework names are not performance rankings. Size, memory, and responsiveness also depend on runtimes and plugins; this page has no common benchmark.

Release channels and platforms

Only publicly downloadable installer assets count below; a README build target is not released support.

Project	Formal channel	Preview / experimental channel	Installer assets on those channels
This project	v0.19.1	v0.20.0-beta.1	Both: Win x64 EXE/MSI; macOS arm64/x64 DMG; Linux x64 AppImage/DEB
anywhere-labs	v2.0.17	Beta.1; Next	All three: Win x64 Setup; macOS Universal DMG; Linux x64 AppImage/DEB/tar.gz
dataelement	v0.10.0	v0.10.0-beta	Both: Win x64 Setup; macOS arm64/x64 DMG/ZIP; README explicitly says Linux is not currently supported
DeepSeek official	No separate formal channel listed	Public preview download	Win x64 EXE (Windows 10+); macOS arm64 DMG (Apple silicon, macOS 13+)

• This project’s v0.19.1 also has Bundle assets; the seven v0.20.0-beta.1 installer assets currently contain no Bundle.
• anywhere now ships Linux on formal/Beta channels, not just Next; Linux has compatibility mode only and no ARM64 package yet.
• GitHub latest / prerelease=false does not mean a formal channel: anywhere’s latest points to experimental Next; dataelement’s beta tag also has this flag.
• The official download page explicitly excludes Intel Macs and provides no Linux desktop package; a macOS x64 build target in source does not establish public release support.

Management, plugins, and recovery

This project uses the v0.20.0-beta.1 manifest. The official column uses public preview pages and current desktop source; source version numbers are not treated as installer versions.

Comparison	This project	anywhere-labs	dataelement	DeepSeek official
Profiles / runtime	Native Profiles; multiple cores, local dsh reuse, CLI registration	Profile wizard/switching; pinned Harness	Preserves Profile data; pinned Harness	Dedicated desktop Profile; core follows desktop updates, optional CLI registration
Plugin strategy	First-party built-ins; dshmarket and others are optional presets	Desktop as a plugin; bundled community market	Harness plugins; third-party plugins installed as needed	Shared Harness plugin manager; Creator mode builds plugins
Distinctive management	Skills/source management and MCP configuration: dsh-tauri-extension	Profile settings and plugin CLI	.dshpreset import/export, model providers, PPT	Plugin management, execution traces, and developer tools
Worktree / scheduling	Session Git Worktrees; scheduled runs and history	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Worktrees not confirmed; scheduling requires enabling a plugin, off by default
Plugin failure recovery	Identifies implicated plugins and guides removal	Recovery assistant	Diagnostics; non-destructive Safe Mode	Native recovery dialog; disable third-party plugins, back up Profile patch, and restart

• This project recommends core 0.2.0-rc.2, minimum 0.1.5-rc.1; anywhere’s current three channels pin 0.2.0-rc.2.
• dataelement’s manifest and v0.10.0 release notes use 0.1.7-rc.2; its README still says rc.1. Use the version manifest.
• Current IDs here include dsh-tauri-scheduler, dsh-tauri-archive, and dsh-tauri-model; Beta adds native notifications through dsh-tauri-notification.
• Official Desktop and CLI share product data such as sessions and settings, but keep plugin activation and executable dependencies separate; this is not multiple-core switching.

Different remote-access mechanisms

This project’s column in this section was updated from current source on 2026-10-14. Other projects and the version table above retain the 2026-09-30 research; this is not a full comparison refresh.

Mechanism	This project	anywhere-labs	dataelement	DeepSeek official
SSH remote host	Built-in dsh-tauri-remote; connects to remote dsh web through a loopback tunnel	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Phone continuation	Built-in LAN / Cloudflare tunnel and pairing; browser or DSH Mobile continuation	Agents Anywhere (since 2.0.9)	Separate paired bridge: LAN / temporary internet tunnel	Not confirmed

• SSH runs Harness on a remote host; phone bridges continue desktop sessions. They are not the same kind of “remote support.”
• anywhere’s browser-opening option does not change the bind address; separately enabling LAN exposes an unauthenticated endpoint. Use only fully trusted networks.
• dataelement keeps Harness on a random loopback port; internet pairing needs a password, and disconnecting the phone invalidates its mobile session.

How to choose

• For multiple cores, first-party panels, Worktrees, scheduling, or SSH hosts, start with this project and check the formal/Beta channel.
• For a plugin-composed desktop and Agents Anywhere, consider anywhere; for portable presets, PPT, and paired phone access, consider dataelement.
• To use the official Harness desktop preview directly, check the official download page, confirm your OS and architecture, then enable plugins as needed.

Harness and plugins can execute local code. Profiles, Worktrees, Safe Mode, and plugin protection are not OS sandboxes. Review installers, plugins, and network exposure; use OS-level isolation for untrusted work.

Sources

• This project: README, Beta manifest, first-party plugins.
• anywhere: README, formal release manifest.
• dataelement: README, dependency manifest. Channel assets and notes are linked above.
• DeepSeek official: download page, Harness product page, desktop README, desktop manifest. The download page establishes platform availability; desktop source establishes technology and recovery boundaries.
• For plans, see the live GitHub Project. This page copies no Status, Priority, or Quarter fields and does not label shipped SSH/scheduling as planned.