Desktop App Installation

How to install the desktop app from Github Releases

Releases · BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-appGitHub

Github Releases

Windows Users

Microsoft Store

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Microsoft Store Download

Standalone Executable (Windows)

1. Download bluebubbles_standalone.exe from GitHub releases (linked above)

2. Run the installer

3. You may receive a warning from Windows Defender about an unrecognized publisher, simply click "More Info", and then "Run anyways" at the bottom.

4. Complete the installation

Linux Users

Flatpak

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BlueBubbles on Flathub

Standalone Executable (Linux)

1. Download bluebubbles_linux.zip from GitHub Releases (linked above)

2. Unzip bluebubbles_linux.zip

3. Move libobjectbox.so from bundle/lib in bundle to /usr/lib

4. Run the executable bluebubbles_app inside bundle

Note: You might need to install the following dependencies:

For notifications - libnotify-dev

For video playback - vlc, libvlc-dev

For the system tray - appindicator3-0.1, libappindicator3-dev

You can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnotify-dev vlc libvlc-dev appindicator3-0.1 libappindicator3-dev