From 120678260af2334fd39eeb9136184911d537d2e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brios <127139797+balazs-szucs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 14:06:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(contributing): update CONTRIBUTING.md to include desktop
 application startup command (#7211)

# Description of Changes

May spare some headaches down the line.

Changes:

- Added desktop dev command to the contributing guide

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## Checklist

### General

- [X] I have read the [Contribution
Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [X] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md)
(if applicable)
- [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to
Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
(if applicable)
- [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code
- [X] My changes generate no new warnings

### Documentation

- [ ] I have updated relevant docs on [Stirling-PDF's doc
repo](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-Tools.github.io/blob/main/docs/)
(if functionality has heavily changed)
- [ ] I have read the section [Add New Translation
Tags](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md#add-new-translation-tags)
(for new translation tags only)

### Translations (if applicable)

- [ ] I ran
[`scripts/counter_translation.py`](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/docs/counter_translation.md)

### UI Changes (if applicable)

- [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached
(e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR)

### Testing (if applicable)

- [X] I have run `task check` to verify linters, typechecks, and tests
pass
- [X] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing
Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#7-testing)
for more details.

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 79eb43f645..9092d5cd72 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner. Aft
 
 1. Install the `task` CLI: https://taskfile.dev/installation/
 2. Run `task install` to install all dependencies
-3. Run `task dev` to start backend + frontend
+3. Run `task dev` to start backend + frontend or `task desktop:dev` to start the desktop application
 4. Run `task check` before submitting a PR
 
 Run `task --list` to see all available commands.