# Description of Changes Fixes the desktop default-PDF banner that kept returning every launch after users dismissed it or already set Stirling as default ([#6743](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues/6743), also tracked in [#5772](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues/5772) / [#6270](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues/6270)). ### What changed - **Persist dismiss:** X closes the banner for the current session only; **Don't remind me again** (muted secondary action) permanently opts out via the existing `localStorage` helpers that were never wired. - **Settings:** General → Default PDF editor includes a **Remind me to set as default** toggle (on by default), shown only when Stirling is not already the default, so users can undo a permanent dismiss. - **Linux detection:** Treat `Stirling-PDF.desktop` / case-insensitive `*stirling*.desktop` as default, and resolve the real desktop file when setting the association (fixes “already default but banner still shows”). - **InfoBanner:** optional secondary button support for the muted “Don't remind me again” action. ### macOS quirk (Gatekeeper false positive) One-click **Set Default** on macOS still uses `LSSetDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType` — Apple has no public replacement for document UTIs, so this remains the only single-button path. After setting Stirling as default, if a user later switches away with Finder **Open With → Always Open With** on a *quarantined* (typically downloaded) PDF, macOS can show: > Apple could not verify “…pdf” is free of malware… That is a known Gatekeeper/`LSRiskCategoryHasRedirectedBinding` behaviour ([Apple Developer Forums thread](https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/795994)), not malware and not something we can suppress from the app. **Safe way to switch away:** select a PDF → File → Get Info → Open With → choose the app → **Change All** (avoid Open With → Always on downloaded PDFs). Closes #6743 --- ## 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) - [x] 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) - New strings added in **en-US only** (`defaultApp.prompt.dontRemind`, `settings.general.defaultPdfEditorRemind` / `RemindDescription`); other locales handled separately. ### UI Changes (if applicable) - [ ] Screenshots or videos demonstrating the UI changes are attached (e.g., as comments or direct attachments in the PR) - Banner: session dismiss (X) + muted **Don't remind me again**; settings toggle only when not already default. ### 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. #### Test runs - `task pre-commit:fix` (including toml-sort / locale hygiene) - `task backend:test` — passed (incl. JaCoCo coverage targets) - `task frontend:check` — lint, typecheck, format, tests - `task frontend:test` — **166 files / 1353 tests passed** - `task engine:check` — typecheck, lint, format; **335 pytest tests passed** - Re-ran `unusedTranslations` / `missingTranslations` after new en-US keys — passed - Manual: permanent dismiss persists across relaunch; settings remind toggle restores banner; Linux desktop-file name mismatch addressed in Rust Co-authored-by: Wesley <wesley@awka.dev> Co-authored-by: Anthony Stirling <77850077+Frooodle@users.noreply.github.com>
Frontend
All frontend commands are run from the repository root using Task:
task frontend:dev— start Vite dev server (localhost:5173)task frontend:build— production buildtask frontend:test— run teststask frontend:test:watch— run tests in watch modetask frontend:lint— run ESLint + cycle detectiontask frontend:typecheck— run TypeScript type checkingtask frontend:check— run typecheck + lint + testtask frontend:install— install npm dependencies
For desktop app development, see the Tauri section below.
Layout
frontend/ is a workspace containing one or more apps. Today it holds the
PDF editor under frontend/editor/; new apps (the developer portal, etc.)
will sit alongside it as siblings. Shared tooling — package.json, node_modules,
.storybook/, ESLint, Prettier — lives at frontend/ so every app installs
once and lints with the same config.
Environment Variables
The editor's environment variables live in committed .env files at
frontend/editor/:
.env— used by all builds (core, proprietary, and as the base for desktop/SaaS).env.desktop— additional vars loaded in desktop (Tauri) mode.env.saas— additional vars loaded in SaaS mode
These files contain non-secret defaults and are checked into Git, so most dev work needs no further setup.
To override values locally (API keys, machine-specific settings), create an uncommitted sibling editor/.env.local / editor/.env.desktop.local / editor/.env.saas.local. Vite automatically layers these on top of the committed files.
Docker Setup
For Docker deployments and configuration, see the Docker README.
Tauri
All desktop tasks are available via Task. From the root of the repo:
Dev
task desktop:dev
This ensures the JLink runtime and backend JAR exist (skipping if already built), then starts Tauri in dev mode.
Build
task desktop:build
This does a full clean rebuild of the backend JAR and JLink runtime, then builds the Tauri app for production.
Platform-specific dev builds are also available:
task desktop:build:dev # No bundling
task desktop:build:dev:mac # macOS .app bundle
task desktop:build:dev:windows # Windows NSIS installer
task desktop:build:dev:linux # Linux AppImage
JLink Tasks
You can also run JLink steps individually:
task desktop:jlink # Build JAR + create JLink runtime
task desktop:jlink:jar # Build backend JAR only
task desktop:jlink:runtime # Create JLink custom JRE only
task desktop:jlink:clean # Remove JLink artifacts
Clean
task desktop:clean
Removes all desktop build artifacts including JLink runtime, bundled JARs, Cargo build, and dist/build directories.