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Basic Offline Support
Desktop applications that fail to load a remote URL will display a blank screen by default.
This can be confusing for users, so ToDesktop supports an "Enable offline screen" option for displaying a troubleshooting page that can be loaded without network access:
The offline screen will inform users that no connection was detected. It also includes a button prompt for re-attempting connection:
Plugins for Offline Support
ToDesktop also provides plugin functionality to interact with local desktop data:
- ToDesktop File System provides a secure way to use
fsfunctionality. - ToDesktop File Exec allows you to execute files that you've bundled with your desktop application.
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Combining these plugins offers more opportunities for improving offline support. To learn more about bundling and executing files, follow our guide on bundling files with your desktop app.