Installing the WorkFlowy appimage as a desktop app

workflowy_desktop.md

WorkFlowy's Linux desktop app is a .AppImage file. The file runs fine upon clicking after a quick:

chmod a+x WorkFlowy-x86_64.AppImage

However, I want to be able to launch it as desktop app; I don't want to have to click it. The docs suggest using appimaged or AppImageKit. I:

1. Moved WorkFlowy-x86_64.AppImage into ~/Applications (since appimaged only monitors certain directories).

2. Downloaded the latest appimaged release from https://github.com/probonopd/go-appimage/releases/tag/continuous. On my system, this is:

   • appimaged-860-x86_64.AppImage the main application
   • appimaged-860-x86_64.AppImage.zsync, the corresponding zsync file for delta updates

3. Ran the appimaged Appimage.

4. Ran:

   systemctl --user add-wants default.target appimaged
   systemctl --user start appimaged
   

And now WorkFlowy behaves like a desktop app in my Pop_OS install!

Worked for me, thanks for the note :)

Re:point 3 - the following wording might be more explicit:

3. Execute the just-downloaded appimaged file to start the service:

   ./appimaged-886-x86_64.AppImage