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Unofficial Microsoft 365 Web Desktop Wrapper made with Electron
Table of contents
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- List of Features
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- 💻 Developing Locally
- 📃 MIT License
Introduction
MS-365-Electron streamlines your workflow by offering a dedicated desktop interface for the free, web-based version of Microsoft 365. Think of it as a convenient launchpad for web applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, eliminating the need to navigate through browser tabs.
I initially made this project because I wanted to use Microsoft 365 on my Linux system with a native experience. Later, I decided to make it public so that others can enjoy this too!
This is not a full-fledged Microsoft 365 Suite, but just a web wrapper for Microsoft 365 Web, made with Electron.
Do expect bugs
Supported Platforms
- Windows - x64 (EXE File)
- macOS - x64 and M-series Macs (DMG File)
- Ubuntu/Debian based distributions (DEB File)
- Red Hat Linux/Fedora based distributions (RPM File)
- Arch Linux based distributions (Uploaded on AUR)
- Gentoo Linux (Unofficial overlay) [MAINTAINER NEEDED]
- All Distributions supporting AppImage (AppImage File); and
- All Distributions supporting Snap (Uploaded on Snap Store)
List of Features
- Discord RPC
- Dynamic Icons:
- Block Ads and Trackers within the app, preventing ads in websites like Outlook
- Directly open apps from the menu
- Ability to use useragent strings of Windows, macOS or Linux
- Switch between normal and enterprise/education/developer account in the same app
- Back, Forward, Reload, and Home buttons
- and more
Windows
💿 Installation on Windows
For Installing this app on Windows:
- Visit the Releases page
- Scroll down and click the
MS-365-Electron-vx.x.x-win-x64.exe
file. The Setup file will start downloading. - After it downloads, click on the file and proceed with the Installation. You can choose whether to install for only you or all the users on the PC. You can always start the app from Start Menu or from the Desktop Shortcut.
📸 Windows Preview
macOS
💿 Installation on macOS
For Installing this app on Mac :-
- Visit the Releases page
- Scroll down and click the
.dmg
file (according to your system architecture). - After it downloads, click on the file and mount it on your system. Now drag my app to the Applications Folder (There will be a shortcut in the opened window too) and your app will be installed. Open from Launchpad and enjoy.
📸 macOS Preview
⚠️ Unable to launch the app
As MS-365-Electron is not signed, you might face this error:
- For Intel Macs: Open the "Applications" Folder in Finder, right click "MS-365-Electron" and then click Open
- For M series Macs:
- Make sure you have placed the app in Applications
- Run this command:
sudo spctl --master-disable && xattr -cr /Applications/MS-365-Electron.app
- Launch the app again
Linux
💿 Installation on Linux
Installation on Ubuntu/Debian based distributions
For Installing in Ubuntu/Debian based distribution :-
- Visit the Releases page
- Scroll down and click the
.deb
file to download it. - Then run the deb file and click Install to install the App. Launch it from the Applications Menu.
Installation on Red Hat/Fedora based distributions
For Installing in Red Hat/Fedora based distribution :-
- Visit the Releases page
- Scroll down and click the
.rpm
file to download it. - Then run the rpm file and click Install to install the App. Launch it from the Applications Menu.
Installation on Arch Linux based distributions
-
There are 2 packages in the AUR
ms-365-electron-bin
: For installing pre-built releasesms-365-electron-git
: For building the app from source and installing.
-
Now, for example, using
yay
, run:yay -Sy ms-365-electron-*
To install the package accordingly.
-
Wait for it to install and tada! The app is installed.
Installation on Gentoo Linux (Unmaintained)
Maintainer needed
-
This is supported by an ebuild uploaded on my unofficial overlay. First, enable the overlay on your system:
eselect repository add agam778-overlay git https://github.com/agam778/agam778-overlay.git emaint sync -r agam778-overlay
-
Now, install the package:
sudo emerge -a ms-office-electron
💻 Developing Locally
To build the app locally:
Run the following commands to clone the repository and install the dependencies
git clone https://github.com/agam778/MS-365-Electron.git
cd MS-365-Electron
yarn install
$ yarn run
➤ YN0000: start 'electron .'
➤ YN0000: pack 'electron-builder --dir'
➤ YN0000: dist 'electron-builder'
➤ YN0000: Done in 0s 2ms
To start the app, run yarn start
To build the app, run yarn dist
📃 MIT License
View the LICENSE
Disclaimer: Not affiliated with Microsoft. Office, the name, website, images/icons are the intellectual properties of Microsoft.