Beautiful apps
that travel with you.

GENSLATE is a suite of fast, private desktop apps — a launcher, terminal, file explorer, editor and more — that run from any folder or USB drive on Windows, macOS and Linux. Designed in official Nord.

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Portable, no installer No accounts, no analytics Windows · macOS · Linux

Pictures

Search Pictures

Lofoten

Aurora over Tromsø

Fjord at dusk

Birch forest

Screenshots

Wallpapers

Salt flats

Night drive

Terminal — ~/genslate

zsh~/genslatebundevpwshC:\

~/genslate main ❯ bun run check

$ moon run :lint :typecheck :spell :knip root:rust-lint

✓ biome — 214 files, no issues

✓ tsc — 7 projects, strictest

✓ cspell — 0 unknown words

✓ knip — no dead code

✓ clippy — 0 warnings

All checks passed in 8.42s

~/genslate main ❯ bun run dev

VITE v8.3.1 ready in 212 ms

➜ Local: http://localhost:1420/

tauri Running target/debug/genslate-example

~/genslate main ❯

~/genslate main ❯ git log --graph --oneline

*a1f9c3e(HEAD -> main)feat(launcher): slash commands for every action

*7c02d18feat(design-system): command palette fuzzy ranking

*e44b9a0fix(paths): portable webview profile on Windows

*19d7f52(v0.1.0)chore(tokens): contrast-checked Snow Storm shades

*b3a6e21feat(example): state matrices in both themes

*0f8d4c7docs: portability and IPC guides

*6ae1b90build(release): portable zips with .archive rotation

~/genslate main ❯ bun test

bun test v1.4.2

312 pass · 0 fail · 1,284 expect() calls

Ran 312 tests across 58 files. [2.31s]

GENSLATELauncher

GENSLATE 1262

Favorites3

ExplorerBrowse, search and manage your files

TerminalA fast, modern terminal with tabs and splits

CoderA focused code editor for your projects

Recent1

EditorWrite and edit notes, text and Markdown

Media3

GalleryView and organise your photos and images

JukeboxPlay your music library and playlists

TheaterWatch videos and movies

Utilities2

CommandRun commands and automations from one bar

ToolboxHandy utilities for everyday tasks

SHSharedGENSLATE-USB

Folders

Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Videos

/opeCtrl+K

Tools

D:62% free · 99.4 GB / 161 GBCPU 52°GPU 55°

apps in one suite: 13apps in one suite
design-kit components: 50+design-kit components
Nord themes, both first-class: 2Nord themes, both first-class
platforms from one codebase: 3platforms from one codebase

The suite

Everything you need. Nothing to install.

Thirteen apps that share one design language, one settings format and one folder you can carry anywhere. Start with the Launcher; the rest arrive one by one.

All apps

Launcher · Preview

One keystroke to every app you carry.

The Launcher is the home of the suite: a start menu that lives in your tray, opens with a global shortcut and finds any app, folder or command as you type. It runs GENSLATE apps, PortableApps.com apps and portapps.io apps side by side — straight from a USB drive if you like.

Ctrl+Alt+Spaceopens it from anywhere — then just type.

Type to launchFuzzy search across every app, with favourites, recents and categories one arrow key away.
Slash commandsType / for open, folder, theme, size, pin, rescan and more — the same vocabulary the tray and future AI agents use.
Three app sourcesGENSLATE, PortableApps.com and portapps.io apps in their own tabs, icons extracted automatically.
Keyboard firstCtrl+Alt+Space from anywhere, then Ctrl+1–3 for tabs, Ctrl+D to favourite, Ctrl+P to pin.

Meet the Launcher Read the guide

GENSLATELauncher

GENSLATE 1262

Favorites3

ExplorerBrowse, search and manage your files

TerminalA fast, modern terminal with tabs and splits

CoderA focused code editor for your projects

Recent1

EditorWrite and edit notes, text and Markdown

Media3

GalleryView and organise your photos and images

JukeboxPlay your music library and playlists

TheaterWatch videos and movies

Utilities2

CommandRun commands and automations from one bar

ToolboxHandy utilities for everyday tasks

SHSharedGENSLATE-USB

Folders

Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Videos

/opeCtrl+K

Tools

D:62% free · 99.4 GB / 161 GBCPU 52°GPU 55°

Designed as one family

Every window feels like home.

The same titlebar, sidebar, status bar and keyboard model in every app — so the second one you open already feels familiar. These are live previews built from the GENSLATE design kit.

Terminal — ~/genslate
zsh~/genslatebundevpwshC:\
~/genslate main ❯ bun run check
$ moon run :lint :typecheck :spell :knip root:rust-lint
✓ biome — 214 files, no issues
✓ tsc — 7 projects, strictest
✓ cspell — 0 unknown words
✓ knip — no dead code
✓ clippy — 0 warnings
All checks passed in 8.42s
~/genslate main ❯ bun run dev
VITE v8.3.1 ready in 212 ms
➜ Local: http://localhost:1420/
tauri Running target/debug/genslate-example
~/genslate main ❯
~/genslate main ❯ git log --graph --oneline
*a1f9c3e(HEAD -> main)feat(launcher): slash commands for every action
*7c02d18feat(design-system): command palette fuzzy ranking
*e44b9a0fix(paths): portable webview profile on Windows
*19d7f52(v0.1.0)chore(tokens): contrast-checked Snow Storm shades
*b3a6e21feat(example): state matrices in both themes
*0f8d4c7docs: portability and IPC guides
*6ae1b90build(release): portable zips with .archive rotation
~/genslate main ❯ bun test
bun test v1.4.2
312 pass · 0 fail · 1,284 expect() calls
Ran 312 tests across 58 files. [2.31s]
zshmain0 problems
120 × 34UTF-8Nord
TerminalA fast, modern terminal with tabs and splits
Pictures
Favorites
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
Pictures
Videos
Locations
GENSLATE-USB62%
This PC
Network
Tags
Important
Travel
Edited
Shared
GENSLATE-USB
storage
shared
Pictures
Search Pictures
Lofoten
Aurora over Tromsø
Fjord at dusk
Birch forest
Screenshots
Wallpapers
Salt flats
Night drive
Aurora over Tromsø.jpg
JPEG image · 4.2 MB
Dimensions
6000 × 4000
Camera
X-T5 · 23mm f/2
Created
12 Feb 2026, 21:47
Where
storage/shared/Pictures
TravelNightNorway
8 items1 selected · 4.2 MB
GENSLATE-USB · 99.4 GB free
ExplorerBrowse, search and manage your files
3
Explorer
desktop
launcher
src
app
app.component.tsx
launcher.context.ts
use-global-toggle.hook.tsM
features
ipc
src-tauri
packages
crates
Cargo.toml
README.md
use-global-toggle.hook.tslauncher.context.tsCargo.toml
desktop launcher src app useGlobalToggle
1import { useHotkey } from '@genslate/design-system';
2import { useLauncher } from './launcher.context';
3
4/** Opens the launcher from anywhere and focuses search. */
5export function useGlobalToggle(shortcut = 'ctrl+alt+space') {
6 const { backend, inputRef, settings } = useLauncher();
7
8 useHotkey(shortcut, async () => {
9 const visible = await backend.toggle();
10 if (visible) inputRef.current?.focus();
11 });
12
13 // Pinned launchers stay on top and never hide on blur.
14 const pinned = settings.behavior.pinned;
15 return { shortcut, pinned } as const;
16}
17
18export type GlobalToggle = ReturnType<typeof useGlobalToggle>;
ProblemsOutputTerminal
~/genslate ❯ bun test launcher
tests/unit/app/use-global-toggle.test.tsx:
✓ toggles and focuses search [3.12ms]
✓ respects the pinned setting [1.04ms]
GENSLATE-USBfeat/global-toggle*00
Ln 9, Col 14Spaces: 2TypeScript JSXBiome
CoderA focused code editor for your projects
Norway, February 2026.md
Notes
Norway, February 202609:41
Three nights above the Arctic Circle…
Launcher ideasYesterday
Slash commands for folders, themes…
Reading listMon
The Design of Everyday Things, Refactoring UI…
Weekly reviewSun
Shipped the portable webview profile…
Recipes12 Feb
Cardamom buns, the Swedish way…
1# Norway, February 2026
2
3Three nights above the Arctic Circle, chasing
4the **aurora** from Tromsø to the Lofoten.
5
6## Packing list
7
8- [x] Tripod and spare batteries
9- [x] Wool layers, *lots* of them
10- [ ] Offline maps on the USB drive
11
12## Shot notes
13
14> Wide open at f/2, 4 seconds, ISO 3200.
15> The green band moved faster than expected.
16
17| Night | Kp | Clouds |
18|-------|----|--------|
19| Fri | 5 | clear |
20| Sat | 3 | broken |
Norway, February 2026
Three nights above the Arctic Circle, chasing the aurora from Tromsø to the Lofoten.
Packing list
Tripod and spare batteries
Wool layers, lots of them
Offline maps on the USB drive
Shot notes
Wide open at f/2, 4 seconds, ISO 3200. The green band moved faster than expected.
Night Kp Clouds
Fri 5 clear
Sat 3 broken
MarkdownSaved to GENSLATE-USB
184 wordsLn 3, Col 22Focus
EditorWrite and edit notes, text and Markdown
Jukebox
Library
Albums
Artists
Songs
Genres
Folders
Playlists
Late night drive
Deep focus
Sunday morning
Arctic ambient
Albums
248 albums · 3,102 songs · 214 GB on GENSLATE-USB
Polar Night
Frost & Aurora
Snow Storm
The Nord Collective
Midnight Sun
Lofoten
Glacier
Svalbard Sessions
Birch
Kaamos
Salt
Tromsø Radio
Fjord Lines
Aurora Borealis
Ice Hotel
Kiruna
Kaamos
Frost & Aurora — Polar Night
1:484:32
JukeboxPlay your music library and playlists
Norway 2026
Library
All photos1,284
Favorites86
Recent42
Albums
Norway 2026
Iceland
Family
Wallpapers
Street
Norway 2026
14–17 February · 126 photos
GalleryView and organise your photos and images
Portable apps, done rightNord — an arctic paletteTauri 2.0 guides
https://genslate.github.io/GENSLATE/docs/portable-mode/23 trackers blocked
Nord docsTauriRust bookBase UImoonrepoBun
Reader view · 6 min
Portable apps, done right
Carry your tools on a USB stick and leave nothing behind on the computers you borrow.
Every GENSLATE app keeps its configuration, caches and logs in folders you can see. Move the folder, and the apps move with it. Settings are plain TOML files that reload the moment you save them.
BrowserA private, portable web browser
AI Studio
New chat
Recent
Zip last week’s screenshotsNow
Explain the IPC layer10:12
Trip itinerary, NorwayYesterday
Regex for semver tagsMon
Find last week’s screenshots, zip them and put the archive on the Desktop for the team.
I found 14 screenshots from 16–22 February in your portable Pictures folder (38 MB). Here’s the plan — I’ll only zip them once you approve.
Search files
Pictures/Screenshots · modified:last-week · 14 results
Done
Create archive
→ Desktop/screenshots-2026-w08.zip
Waiting for your approval…
Ask anything, or type / for tools…
Local model 12 toolsYO
AI StudioChat, create and automate with AI models

Night	Kp	Clouds
Fri	5	clear
Sat	3	broken

Portable by design

Your whole desktop, in one folder.

GENSLATE apps never scatter files across the computer they run on. Plug in your drive, open the Launcher, and your apps, settings and documents are exactly where you left them.

Unzip and runNo installer, no admin rights, no registry. Each app — or the whole suite — is a folder.
Lives on your driveSettings, caches, logs and your files stay beside the apps, so a USB stick carries everything.
Plain-text settingsEvery option is a commented TOML file you can edit, diff and back up. Saved changes apply instantly.

How portable mode works

Official Nord

Polar Night. Snow Storm. Both first-class.

Every component is designed, contrast-checked and screenshot-reviewed in both themes. Drag the divider to compare — or follow your system and let GENSLATE switch for you.

use-global-toggle.hook.tslauncher.context.tsCargo.toml

desktop launcher src app useGlobalToggle

1import { useHotkey } from '@genslate/design-system';

2import { useLauncher } from './launcher.context';

4/** Opens the launcher from anywhere and focuses search. */

5export function useGlobalToggle(shortcut = 'ctrl+alt+space') {

6 const { backend, inputRef, settings } = useLauncher();

8 useHotkey(shortcut, async () => {

9 const visible = await backend.toggle();

10 if (visible) inputRef.current?.focus();

11 });

13 // Pinned launchers stay on top and never hide on blur.

14 const pinned = settings.behavior.pinned;

15 return { shortcut, pinned } as const;

16}

18export type GlobalToggle = ReturnType<typeof useGlobalToggle>;

ProblemsOutputTerminal

~/genslate ❯ bun test launcher

tests/unit/app/use-global-toggle.test.tsx:

✓ toggles and focuses search [3.12ms]

✓ respects the pinned setting [1.04ms]

use-global-toggle.hook.tslauncher.context.tsCargo.toml

desktop launcher src app useGlobalToggle

1import { useHotkey } from '@genslate/design-system';

2import { useLauncher } from './launcher.context';

4/** Opens the launcher from anywhere and focuses search. */

5export function useGlobalToggle(shortcut = 'ctrl+alt+space') {

6 const { backend, inputRef, settings } = useLauncher();

8 useHotkey(shortcut, async () => {

9 const visible = await backend.toggle();

10 if (visible) inputRef.current?.focus();

11 });

13 // Pinned launchers stay on top and never hide on blur.

14 const pinned = settings.behavior.pinned;

15 return { shortcut, pinned } as const;

16}

18export type GlobalToggle = ReturnType<typeof useGlobalToggle>;

ProblemsOutputTerminal

~/genslate ❯ bun test launcher

tests/unit/app/use-global-toggle.test.tsx:

✓ toggles and focuses search [3.12ms]

✓ respects the pinned setting [1.04ms]

Polar NightSnow Storm

Polar Night

Snow Storm

Frost

Aurora

Explore the Design Kit

Under the hood

Modern to the core.

A Rust core and a React interface, bundled per platform by Tauri, built and tested with Bun and moon. Every dependency is pinned to its latest stable release.

Tauri 2
Rust
React 19
Base UI
Tailwind CSS v4
TypeScript 7
Bun
moon
Vite 8
Nord
Tauri 2
Rust
React 19
Base UI
Tailwind CSS v4
TypeScript 7
Bun
moon
Vite 8
Nord

Native speed, tiny downloads

Tauri uses the operating system’s own webview and a Rust core — no bundled browser engine in every app.

Secure by default

Least-privilege capabilities, a strict Content-Security-Policy, pinned dependencies and audited supply chain.

Keyboard-complete

Every action has a shortcut, every control a visible focus ring. Built to WCAG 2.2 AA.

Carry your desktop in your pocket.

Download the preview, unzip it anywhere and press Ctrl+Alt+Space.

Download Read the docs View on GitHub

Beautiful appsthat travel with you.

Everything you need. Nothing to install.

Launcher

Terminal

Explorer

Editor

Coder

Browser

Gallery

Jukebox

Theater

Command

Toolbox

AI Studio

Design Kit