Why does the OnlyOffice desktop app contain a web browser (probably Chrome). I cannot think of any reason why this exists.
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Hi @noahhallows
OnlyOffice desktop seems to be an Electron app. Building apps this way makes it easier to publish the same app for web, and different OS, like Windows, Linux, or Mac. Electron is used by a lot of very popular apps, like Discord, Skype, Dropbox, Slack, and many more.
Electron runs a Chrome web browser and inside it, it runs the app, in this case, OnlyOffice.
I hope that helps you.
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@noahhallows @noahhallows
We use Chromium Embedded Framework.
By using Chromium Embedded Framework in the OnlyOffice desktop application, we provide integration of an embedded browser for the editor’s functionality.
This approach allows us to offer users the ability to use an editor based on web technologies within the desktop application.
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@Nikolas , is there a way to use Onlyoffice DesktopEditors in the web browser of my choice (Firefox - Gecko , Chromium, Chrome, Brave…)?
It save a lot of ram.
Alors oui, je sais, il y a Onlyoffice Doc Server Communauté
but this is not what I want, because the server will take neaucoup of RAM, and it is silly to make a server just for yourself.
What I would like is something similar to Jupyter.
Happy new year!
Happy New Year, @FTux ! 
Could you clarify a bit more how you envision this functionality?
The amount of RAM consumed will still depend on the number of open documents and their complexity, regardless of whether the application is run as a standalone program or within a browser.
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Bon, en gros:
L’utilisation d’ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors dans un navigateur Web via un serveur local, comme JupyterLab, offrerait plusieurs avantages :
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Cohésion de l’interface : L’interface d’ONLYOFFICE DesktopEditors est naturellement bien adaptée à une utilisation dans un navigateur je trouve.
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Utilisation réduite des ressources : L’exécution de l’application directement dans un navigateur consommerai moins de RAM en évitant la surcharge des frameworks comme Electron ou ici ChromiumEmbededFramework, en particulier sur les ordinateurs peu puissants.
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Modularité et personnalisation : Cette approche permet une personnalisation et une extension plus faciles des fonctionnalités de l’application à l’aide de modules Web existants ou sur mesure.
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Unifier le flux de travail : Je travaille beaucoup avec des applis Web internet ou localhost, comme JupyterLab. Pouvoir ouvrire OnlyOffice dans un onglet ratonnaliserait mon flux de travail, je n’aurais pas à jongler avec 36 00 fenêtres différentes.
Il faudrait aussi un bouton pour réduire le bandeau, comme dans MS Office, pourgagner de l’espace vertical
Hey @FTux
Since our desktop application is not a server, this mode of operation is not possible.
Also, please note that the official languages of our forum are English and Chinese. We recommend using them to ensure accurate communication.
FR: (Tried to provide a response using machine translation)
Étant donné que notre application de bureau n’est pas un serveur, ce mode de fonctionnement n’est pas possible.
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Ahhh … it’s a shame.
If not, how could I serve Donlyoffice Docs Community Edition as well, like Jupyterlab (do you know?)?
A button to reduce the banner, as in MS Office, to generate vertical space would be useful.*
And again, can we personalize the Onlyoffice Desktops Editors interface with a CSS file, as for Firefox?
Hello @FTux
I am personally not familiar with JupyterLab and the way it works. I wonder where files that you can access with it are stored.
Can you share any reference screenshots? It is not quite clear what do you mean by “banner”. As for the customization of Desktop Editor - unfortunately, we do not have any guides on how to do it.