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[](https://crowdin.com/project/bitwarden-desktop)
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[](https://gitter.im/bitwarden/Lobby)
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# Bitwarden Desktop Application
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[](https://bitwarden.com/download/)
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The Bitwarden desktop app is written using Electron and Angular. The application installs on Windows, macOS, and Linux distributions.
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# Build/Run
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## Requirements
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- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) v16.13.1 (LTS) or greater
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- NPM v8
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- Windows:
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- To compile the native node modules used in the app you will need the _Visual C++ toolset_, available through the standard Visual Studio installer. You will also need to install the _Microsoft Build Tools 2015_ and _Windows 10 SDK 17134_ as additional dependencies in the Visual Studio installer.
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- Linux:
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- The following packages `build-essential libsecret-1-dev libglib2.0-dev`
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## Run the app
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```bash
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npm ci
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npm run electron
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```
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### Debug Native Messaging
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Native Messaging (communication with the browser extension) works by having the browser start a lightweight proxy application baked into our desktop binary. To setup an environment which allows
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for easy debugging you will need to build the application for distribution, i.e. `npm run dist:<platform>`, start the dist version and enable desktop integration. This will write some manifests
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to disk, Consult the [native manifests](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_manifests#Manifest_location) documentation for more details of the manifest
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format, and the exact locations for the different platforms. _Note_ that disabling the desktop integration will delete the manifests, and the files will need to be updated again.
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The generated manifests are pre-configured with the production ID for the browser extensions. In order to use them with the development builds, the browser extension ID of the development build
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needs to be added to the `allowed_extensions` section of the manifest. These IDs are generated by the browser, and can be found in the extension settings within the browser.
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It will then be possible to run the desktop application as usual using `npm run electron` and communicate with the browser.
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