Codex made a slide deck
Open the deck from your phone before sending it, without dragging it into Drive just to check the flow.
Local-first output portal for AI builders
DeskShare
Review the PPTX, PDF, screenshot, or HTML your AI agent just made from your phone, tablet, or second machine without uploading your workspace to a cloud drive.
Private by defaultRuns on your computer, reads one folder, pairs naturally with Tailscale.
Built for output foldersPPTX, PDF, images, HTML, docs, and generated artifacts in one mobile view.
OSS firstDeveloper install first, Mac app later if the pull is real.
The pain
AI tools make local files faster than we can review them.
You ask an agent for slides, a PDF, a screenshot, or a prototype. The result lands in a local folder. Then the review loop slows down: AirDrop, messenger, cloud upload, or walking back to the desk.
DeskShare is for the moment right after generation, when the only thing you need is a clean private portal to the output.
Use it when
The file is done. The review is somewhere else.
DeskShare is for the small handoff moments that interrupt local AI workflows: opening a generated artifact on the device that is best for reading, sharing, or reacting.
Claude Code built a preview
View the generated page on a tablet or second machine while the local agent keeps working at your desk.
An agent exported a report
Read it from the couch, meeting room, or commute setup through a private URL instead of emailing it to yourself.
Your outputs folder is full
Flip through screenshots, charts, and generated images in one mobile-friendly view.
How it should feel
Run it locally. Open the private URL. Review anywhere.
Point DeskShare at outputs
deskshare ./outputs starts a read-only portal.
Copy the device URL
Use LAN at home or Tailscale when your phone is away.
Review the result
Open PDFs, images, HTML, and downloads from a mobile-first page.
Initial scope
Read-only folder portal
Expose only the folder you choose, with no delete or edit actions.
Mobile preview surface
Prioritize PDFs, images, HTML, generated docs, and quick downloads.
Tailscale-friendly access
Show local, LAN, and private-network URLs with QR handoff.
CLI now, Mac app later
Start with OSS developers, then validate a Swift menu bar app.
PMF check
Want the first local preview build?
Join if your agents create files locally and you want a say in the first OSS preview: file types, Tailscale flow, QR handoff, and mobile review polish.