---
name: "0desktop"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "0install-core"
version: "2.18-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/0desktop"
---

# 0desktop(1)

add programs to the desktop environment

## NAME

0desktop — add programs to the desktop environment

## SYNOPSIS

**0destkop** \[ **URI** \]

## DESCRIPTION

0desktop can be used to create launchers for 0install applications in desktop environments supporting the freedesktop.org menu specification (e.g. GNOME and KDE).

If the URI of a 0install application is given, this application is added. On success, a launcher is added to the user's menu which, when invoked, runs the application using the command "0launch URI".

Without a URI, a dialog box is displayed listing the user's current applications and allowing new ones to be added.

## FILES

- \~/.local/share/applications

  Default directory in which the .desktop file for the new launcher is created.

## LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2013 Thomas Leonard.

You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

## BUGS

Please report bugs to the developer mailing list:

http://0install.net/support.html

## AUTHOR

Zero Install was created by Thomas Leonard.

## SEE ALSO

0install(1)

The 0install web-site:

**http://0install.net**