Desktopapplications.
Some work does not happen in a browser: local files, devices, printers and scales, or work somewhere with no internet at all. That is when a desktop application is the only right choice.
What you get
When desktop makes sense.
Rarer all the time, but still irreplaceable for these cases. If your case is not on the list, you probably want a web application.
Working with devices
Scales, scanners, tax devices and industrial machinery a browser cannot see.
- Connecting to local devices
- Receipt and tax printers and tills
- Card and barcode readers
- Industrial devices and machinery
- Printing without a dialog box
Working offline
Where the connection drops or does not exist, the work still has to carry on.
- Working against a local database
- Synchronising when the connection returns
- Resolving data conflicts
- Work in the field and on the factory floor
- Local backups
Processing large data
Processing that takes too long in a browser, or does not finish at all.
- Processing large files locally
- Making use of the processor and the memory
- Working with local folders
- Connecting to the programs you already run
- Automating repetitive tasks
Delivery and maintenance
A desktop application is installed on people's machines, so updating it needs a plan.
- Installation and code signing
- Automatic updates
- Support for Windows, macOS or both
- Error reports from the field
- Documentation and training
How it runs
How it runs.
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Phase 1
The check
Whether desktop is really needed, or a web application solves the same thing more cheaply.
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Phase 2
The smallest version
The core workflow, trialled with a handful of users.
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Phase 3
Devices and integrations
Connecting to the equipment and the existing systems.
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After
Upkeep
Updates, monitoring and support.
Who this is for
Who it works for, and who it does not.
It makes sense if:
- You work with devices a browser cannot see
- The work has to run without internet too
- You process large volumes of data locally
It does not make sense if:
- Everything you do works in a browser - then a web application is cheaper and easier to maintain
- Your users are on different devices in different places
This is our rarest service and the first question is always whether a web application would do. If it would, that is what we suggest, even though it is the smaller job for us.
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