Deskifier for Softr

Turn your Softr app into a desktop app

You built a client portal or internal tool in Softr without writing code. Deskifier keeps it that way: point it at your Softr URL and ship installable Mac, Windows, and Linux apps with signed installers and auto-updates.

Why portals feel more professional installed

Softr shines for client portals and internal tools, and both audiences judge software by feel. A portal that lives in a browser tab is one of thirty tabs; a portal that installs, sits in the dock or taskbar, and launches at login reads as real software your clients paid for.

The browser also caps what your tool can do: no tray presence, no launch at boot, notifications that die with the tab. An installed app keeps your Softr build exactly as it is, updating the moment you publish, and adds the native layer around it.

What your Softr app gains

A real installed app
Dock and taskbar presence, its own icon and window, no address bar. Configure windows visually, per platform.
Updates on publish
The app renders your live Softr site, so every publish reaches every installed user instantly. The shell auto-updates itself too.
Signed installers
Mac builds are signed and notarized, Windows builds pass SmartScreen. A download link you can put in front of clients.
Tray & launch at login
Keep the portal one click away all day and start it with the machine, the retention features browsers cannot offer.
Native notifications
OS-level notifications that arrive whether or not a window is open.
Store distribution
Package for the Mac App Store and Microsoft Store when you want the credibility of a store listing.

From Softr URL to installer

  1. 1
    Point Deskifier at your Softr app
    Paste the URL of your published Softr app, custom domain or softr.app address.
  2. 2
    Configure windows and behaviors
    Size, titlebar style, tray, menus, and native behaviors in a visual editor. Nothing in your Softr build changes.
  3. 3
    Build and share
    Download signed installers for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and hand your clients a real download link.

Frequently asked questions

No. Deskifier wraps your published Softr app as-is. Logins, memberships, and integrations work exactly like they do in the browser, and every Softr publish updates the app instantly.

Yes. The app loads whatever URL you configure, custom domain included, and Softr memberships behave normally since sessions persist in the app like a browser.

They download and double-click, like any app. Installers are code signed for macOS and Windows, so there are no security warnings to talk them through.

Development builds are free to create and test. Production builds for distribution start at $20/month, far below what a custom desktop build of a portal would cost.

Your portal, installed.

Point Deskifier at your Softr app and ship real desktop software today. Free to try.

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