Windows, a dock and Files in one tab
A whole desktop in your browser, with many apps open at once
Not one app per tab. Madosuite is a desktop: open Deck, Grid, Photo and a Terminal side by side and keep them all running, on your own device.
Why a desktop and not a web page
Real work uses more than one app. A slide needs a chart from the spreadsheet and a picture from the photo editor.
Move, resize, minimise and maximise. Keep the brief in Word open next to the slides you are building from it.
Every app saves to the same files. Nothing to download from one site and upload to another.
Your apps in the dock, more in the Store. Fig, Design, Effect and Light are one click away.
Files, a Terminal and Edix, the code editor, run on Linux in the tab. Use them or ignore them.
A browser desktop, not a remote one
Cloud desktops stream a computer that runs somewhere else, and charge for it by the hour. Madosuite runs the computer on yours.
| A remote cloud desktop | Madosuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | A server in a data centre, streamed to you | Your own device, in the browser tab |
| Your files | On that server | In the browser on your device |
| Cost | Usually paid by the hour or month | Free |
| What it needs | A steady connection the whole time | Your computer’s memory: bigger projects need more |
What is on the desktop
WordWord processor
GridSpreadsheet
DeckPresentation app
PhotoImage editor
VectorVector illustration app
SoundAudio editor and DAW
FilmVideo editor
CAD2D CAD and drafting appPDF
PDF reader and editorFig
Interface design toolDesign
Page layout and desktop publishing appEffect
Motion graphics and VFX appLight
Photo library and raw editor
Desktop questions
Can I run several apps at the same time?
Yes. Each app opens in its own window on the desktop. Move them, resize them, minimise them to the dock or maximise one, and switch between them as on a computer.
Is this a cloud desktop?
No. Nothing runs on a server of ours. The desktop and its Linux machine run in your browser, on your own device, so there is no remote computer to rent and no lag from one.
Do the apps share files?
Yes. Every app reads and writes the same home folder, so a PDF exported from Word is already there when you open the PDF app.
Is there a terminal?
Yes. The Terminal opens a shell on the desktop’s Linux machine, and Edix, a code editor, is in the dock too.
Is Madosuite free?
Yes. The apps run on your own device, in the browser tab, so there is no server time to pay for. There is no trial period.
Where are my files kept?
In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.