Explore the 'Merkle Forest' of IPFS files with a visualizer that lets you see firsthand how example datasets stored on IPFS - or your own IPFS files - are broken down into content-addressed pieces.

Visualize your IPFS peers worldwide on a map depicting what nodes you're connected to, where they are, the connections they're using, and more.

by right-clicking the IPFS icon on your computer's menu bar, paste in a hash, and you're good to go.

Quick download for CIDs, IPFS paths, and IPNS paths - choose Download.

Easily manage the contents of your node with a familiar file browser that offers quick shortcuts for renaming/moving/pinning files and folders, previewing many common file formats directly in IPFS Desktop, copying content IDs or shareable links to your clipboard, and more.

Quickly import files, folders, and screenshots to IPFS in a variety of convenient ways, including drag-and-drop and (for Windows) right-clicking a file/folder's icon.

Start your node at system startup (Mac/Windows) and control it from your OS using the convenient menubar/system tray menu.

And either way, IPFS Desktop will automatically check for updates.

If you don't have a node, it'll install one for you. If you already have an IPFS node on your computer, IPFS Desktop will act as a control panel and file browser for that node. Use IPFS Desktop to get acquainted with IPFS without needing to touch the terminal - or, if you're already experienced, use the powerful menubar/taskbar shortcuts alongside the command line to make your IPFS workflow faster. You can get debug messages from this package by running with the environment variable DEBUG=electron-windows-installer:main e.g.IPFS Desktop bundles an IPFS node, file manager, peer manager, and content explorer into a single, easy-to-use application. Another thing to be aware of is that, since the app is spawned by squirrel and squirrel acquires a file lock during installation, you won't be able to successfully check for app updates till a few seconds later when squirrel releases the lock. This allows you to do things like showing up a splash screen or presenting a settings UI. Notice that the first time the installer launches your app, your app will see a -squirrel-firstrun flag. NB: Use this syntax within an async function, Node does not have support for // top-level await as of Node 12.

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