Google AI Studio Desktop

Note: Screenshot taken on Linux with a highly customized GNOME desktop environment.

This is an unofficial desktop client for Google AI Studio, built with Electron. It provides a native-like experience and addresses login issues often encountered in non-standard browser environments.

✨ Features

• Native Experience: Frameless window design with a custom dark mode title bar.
• Full Navigation: Integrated Back, Forward, Reload, and Home buttons within the title bar.
• Highly Customizable:
  • Auto Clear Cookies: Option to automatically clear cookies on startup for a clean session.
  • Custom Home Page: Set your preferred starting URL.
  • Show URL: Toggle the display of the current URL in the title bar.
  • Multi-language Support: Supports 15+ languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, German, and more.
• Advanced Features (v1.5.0):
  • Persistent Accounts: Automatically remembers your last active account (e.g., /u/1) across sessions.
  • Profile Manager: Upload and manage custom profile avatars in Settings.
  • Smart Notifications: Desktop notifications when the AI finishes generating a response (works in Chat & Playground).
  • Auto-Updater: Check for and download updates directly from the app.
• Login Support:
  • Direct Login: Utilizes a specific User-Agent strategy (Chrome 144) to simulate a standard browser environment.
  • External Login: A fallback mechanism if direct login is blocked by Google. Allows logging in via Chrome/Edge and manually injecting the session cookie.
• Troubleshooting: Built-in "Reset App" feature to clear all cache and data with one click and restart the application.

🚀 Installation & Running

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Augus1217/Google-AI-Studio-Desktop
   cd google-ai-studio-desktop

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the application:

   npm start

🛠️ Troubleshooting

Login Issues ("This browser or app may not be secure")

Google has strict checks for browser environments. If you encounter a login block:

1. Try Again: Often, after the initial session initialization, a second login attempt will succeed.
2. Use External Login:
   • Click the Key icon (🔑) in the title bar.
   • Click "Open Google AI Studio" (this attempts to open the link in your external Chrome or Edge browser).
   • Log in to Google AI Studio in your external browser.
   • Open Developer Tools (F12) -> Network tab.
   • Refresh the page and click on the first request.
   • Under Headers -> Request Headers, find the Cookie field.
   • Copy the entire Cookie value, paste it into the application's dialog box, and confirm.
3. Reset App:
   • Click the Settings icon (⚙️) in the title bar.
   • Scroll to the bottom and click the red "Reset App" button.
   • This will clear all cache and settings, and restart the application.

⚙️ Configuration File Location

The config.json file is stored in the user's application data directory:

• Linux: ~/.config/google-ai-studio-desktop/config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/google-ai-studio-desktop/config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/google-ai-studio-desktop/config.json

🔮 Roadmap (What's Next)

• Gemini Desktop Integration: Seamlessly switch between Google AI Studio and Gemini (gemini.google.com) within the app.
• Custom Themes: Inject custom CSS for deeper personalization (make it yours!).
• Proxy Settings: Native interface for configuring proxy settings.

📜 License

ISC