Paperclip Desktop
Stop telling new users to "install Node, then pnpm, then run pnpm dev." Paperclip Desktop is a one-click macOS app that bundles the official Paperclip server inside a native Electron shell — double-click to launch, auto-updates from GitHub Releases, and connect to remote Paperclip instances with saved credentials. The fastest way to put Paperclip in front of someone who has never opened a terminal.
Paperclip Desktop is an unofficial Electron wrapper around [Paperclip](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip). It bundles the upstream @paperclipai/server npm package inside a native desktop app for macOS — Windows and Linux builds are coming soon.
The goal is simple: make running Paperclip as easy as opening an app.
What you get
One click to launch — double-click the app and Paperclip starts automatically. No terminal, no pnpm install, no Node.js setup. Remote connection mode — connect the desktop shell to verified upstream Paperclip remotes in authenticated mode, with saved connections and quick reconnects. Paperclip inside — ships an unmodified build of the upstream Paperclip server and UI. What you get in the app is exactly what you'd get by cloning and running the main repo. Auto-updates — pulls new desktop releases automatically via GitHub Releases. Native menus, windowing, and system tray — the Paperclip UI, but as a real desktop app.
How it works
Under the hood, the app can either run the embedded local server flow, or verify a remote Paperclip origin via /api/health and /api/auth/get-session before loading it in a restricted remote-safe Electron window. When local mode is active, the server is cleanly shut down when you quit the app.
Relationship to upstream
This is an independent community distribution — not an official Paperclip release. It does not modify or extend Paperclip's functionality; it only packages it. All credit for Paperclip itself goes to the [upstream project](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip).
Install
Download the latest installer from the [Releases page](https://github.com/aronprins/paperclip-desktop/releases):
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