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Desktop native menu vs Web
Last updated May 29, 2026 · 3 min read
The desktop app adds a row of OS-native menus (File / Edit / View / Navigate / Window / Help) — this article covers them from the Apps perspective.
🚧 Desktop app in development — this article is a preview; content may change on launch.
The OS menu bar
The Electron desktop app adds an OS-level menu bar at the top of the window — six menus on Windows / Linux (macOS adds a leading app menu too):
| Menu | Roughly contains |
|---|---|
| File | New Book, New Chapter, Save, Export Book, Settings, Quit |
| Edit | Undo / redo, cut / copy / paste, delete, select all |
| View | Zen Mode, toggle Sidebar / AI / Outline, zoom, fullscreen |
| Navigate | Home, Writing Studio, Beta Readers, Account, Quick Open |
| Window | Minimize, zoom, close / front |
| Help | Keyboard Shortcuts, Check for Updates, About |
For an item-by-item breakdown: Desktop native menus, detailed
Web / PWA don't have this menu bar
Web and PWA versions have no OS menu bar — the same features are reached from the in-app toolbar.
In other words: same features, just a different entry surface. The desktop app adds an OS-menu shortcut, but nothing here is desktop-exclusive.