SetupHub

Discover, collect, and install your favorite software — all from one place.

A desktop app for browsing a curated catalog of popular software, copying install commands, and building a personal setup list for any new machine.

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Categories
• Run locally
• Build
• Project structure
• Requirements

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Overview

SetupHub is an Electron app that helps you browse a curated software catalog across common categories such as development, gaming, creative work, productivity, and utilities. It is designed to make new-machine setup faster by keeping software discovery, install commands, and quick website links in one place.

In short: stop hunting through bookmarks and download pages — pick what you need, copy the command, and move on.

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Features

	Feature	Description
▣	Curated catalog	Widely used apps grouped across multiple categories
▣	Search & filters	Category filters and live search for fast discovery
▣	Cross-platform commands	Install or copy commands for Windows, macOS, and Linux when available
▣	Setup list	Collect apps in a personal list before installing them in bulk
▣	Quick links	Jump straight to official product websites
▣	In-app panels	Recent installs and notifications surfaced inside the app

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Categories

Category	Focus
Development	Editors, runtimes, version control, and dev tooling
Gaming	Stores, launchers, and gaming utilities
Creative	Design, video, audio, and content creation apps
Productivity	Office suites, notes, communication, and workflow tools
Utilities	System helpers, compression, monitoring, and everyday extras

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Run locally

Clone the repo and start the dev build:

npm install
npm start

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Build

Create the Windows installer (NSIS, one-click, per-user):

npm run build

Or generate an unpacked build output instead:

npm run build:dir

Builds land in the dist/ directory. A full build produces:

• SetupHub-Setup-<version>.exe — the NSIS installer
• latest.yml — metadata read by the in-app updater
• SetupHub-Setup-<version>.exe.blockmap — delta-update support

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Project structure

SetupHub/
├── src/
│   ├── main.js          # Electron main process
│   ├── preload.js       # Safe renderer bridge
│   ├── renderer.js      # Catalog UI and interactions
│   ├── styles.css       # Desktop UI styling
│   ├── data/
│   │   └── programs.js  # Seeded software catalog
│   └── assets/          # Icons and images
└── package.json

File	Purpose
src/main.js	Electron main process
src/preload.js	Safe renderer bridge
src/renderer.js	Catalog UI and interactions
src/data/programs.js	Seeded software catalog
src/styles.css	Desktop UI styling

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Requirements

• Node.js — required to install dependencies and run Electron
• npm — used for all scripts in this repo
• Windows — the primary build target; the catalog can still surface macOS and Linux commands where available