Desktop mode is the most expansive environment in Crafted Gamz. Where Website mode offers a familiar landing page and Browser mode delivers a full proxy browsing session, Desktop mode goes further — presenting the platform as a lightweight, browser-native operating system with a presentation that strongly echoes macOS. You get draggable windows, a persistent dock, a searchable app launcher, an installable app ecosystem, and a built-in AI assistant that does not just answer questions but actively controls the environment around you. For users who want Crafted Gamz to feel like their own workspace rather than a site they visit, Desktop mode is where that experience lives.Documentation Index
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Environment Components
Desktop mode is made up of several interconnected components that together create the sense of a real operating system running inside a browser tab.Desktop Layout and Windows
Desktop Layout and Windows
The base layer of Desktop mode is a windowed canvas. Apps open as floating windows that can be moved, resized, minimized, maximized to fullscreen, and restored — all within the browser. Multiple windows can be open simultaneously, which means you can run a game alongside the app store, or keep the AI assistant visible while exploring other content. The desktop surface itself is persistent: your layout and open windows are part of your session state.
Dock
Dock
The dock sits at the bottom of the screen and serves two purposes simultaneously. It shows your pinned apps — items you have chosen to keep accessible at all times — and it also reflects currently running apps as they are opened. A pinned app that is also running shows both states at once. Pinning and unpinning can be done manually or through the AI assistant.
Launcher
Launcher
The launcher gives you fast access to your installed apps without navigating through the app store. It is the Desktop mode equivalent of an application menu — open it, search or browse, and launch what you need.
App Store
App Store
The app store is where you discover and install new content. Crafted Gamz categorizes installable apps into three types: game apps, internet apps, and utility apps. Browsing the store, installing an app, and opening it all happen within the desktop environment without any page reload or navigation away from your current session.
Installable App Types
Installable App Types
Desktop mode supports three categories of installable apps:
- Game apps — browser games that install into the desktop and open as windows, integrating the Crafted Gamz game library directly into the OS-style interface.
- Internet apps — proxy-powered web destinations that open as windowed browsing sessions, bringing proxy access into the desktop context.
- Utility apps — tools and platform features (including the AI assistant, settings, and other utilities) packaged as installable desktop apps.
Top-Bar Widgets
A persistent top bar runs across the top of the Desktop mode canvas, providing at-a-glance system information without interrupting your workflow. The top bar surfaces:- Account status — your current sign-in state and identity, mirroring the account system shared across all three modes.
- Platform statistics — live data about the Crafted Gamz platform, surfaced directly in the desktop environment so you do not need to navigate away.
- Network state — connection status information relevant to proxy and browsing functionality.
- Weather — a lightweight weather widget that contributes to the OS-style ambient feel of the environment.
Window Management
Desktop mode’s window management system gives you meaningful control over how content is arranged on your canvas. Every open app window supports the following behaviors:Fullscreen
Expand any window to fill the entire desktop canvas. Useful for games, media, or any app you want to focus on without distraction.
Minimize
Collapse a window out of the canvas while keeping the app running. Minimized apps remain visible in the dock so you can restore them at any time.
Restore
Bring a minimized or repositioned window back to its previous size and position. Useful after switching between tasks or returning to a window you set aside.
The AI Assistant
Desktop mode’s AI assistant is one of its most distinctive features. Unlike the conversational AI chat available in Website mode, the Desktop mode assistant is system-aware — it has access to the state of the environment around it and can take direct action within it. The experience is closer to a lightweight Jarvis-style helper than a standard chatbot. In addition to conversation, the assistant can interact with the desktop itself and perform a range of real actions:| Action | What the assistant does |
|---|---|
| List installed apps | Returns a list of apps you currently have installed in your desktop |
| Retrieve store apps | Fetches available apps from the app store on request |
| Install apps | Installs an app from the store without you needing to open the store manually |
| Open apps | Launches any installed app as a window on the desktop canvas |
| Close windows | Closes a specific open app window |
| Minimize windows | Minimizes a window to the dock |
| Pin apps | Adds an app to the dock for persistent access |
| Unpin apps | Removes an app from the dock |
| Open settings | Navigates to the desktop settings panel |
| Open app store | Opens the app store window directly |
Desktop Overview
A deeper look at the Desktop mode environment and how its components fit together.
Dock and Launcher
Learn how to pin apps, use the launcher, and manage your dock layout.
App Store
Browse, install, and organize apps from the Crafted Gamz app store.
AI Integration
Explore the full capabilities of the system-aware AI assistant in Desktop mode.