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# Cabal Desktop
-> Decentralized chat, built with Electron.
+> Desktop client for cabal, the p2p/decentralized/offline-first chat platform.
## Install
+### Download the latest release
+
+https://github.com/cabal-club/cabal-desktop/releases/
+
+### Build from source
+
```
$ git clone https://github.com/cabal-club/cabal-desktop
$ cd cabal-desktop
$ npm install # install dependencies
-$ npm run build # build assets
$ npm start # start the application
```