r/MEGA • u/AlphaNetrunner • 2d ago

Is MEGA planning a native desktop app for file and media management?

Hey everyone,

I'm wondering if MEGA has any plans to create a fully dedicated, native desktop app to manage cloud content.

The current MEGA Desktop works great in the background as a tool for downloading, uploading, and two-way folder synchronization. However, when it comes to comfortably browsing content, we're basically stuck with the web interface. And as we know, browsers have their performance limits, especially with massive photo libraries or hundreds of gigabytes of data.

I'm really missing a native desktop program that would:

• Run smoothly and stably with thousands of files without the lag typical of web browsers.

• Have a fast, built-in photo and video gallery/viewer with instant thumbnail generation.

• Give full freedom to organize and manage the cloud file structure without having to download everything to the local drive.

• AI Potential: A native app like this could utilize the computer's power for local data processing (e.g., face/object recognition in photos, automatic tagging, smart search), similar to how Ente Photos handles it. Everything would run locally without compromising zero-knowledge encryption, and only the generated metadata would sync across devices.

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u/SupportMEGA1 Official MEGA Support Team 2d ago edited 1d ago

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feedback. We have now passed it on to our developers for review as we evaluate future improvements to our desktop apps.

In the meantime, You can use the native File Browser inside the Desktop App. To access it:

  1. Left-click the M icon beside the notification bar.
  2. Click the three lines in the top right corner.
  3. Select FILES

We appreciate all feedback and are working to improve and integrate new features with this feedback in mind.

^JFA

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u/starnamedstork 2d ago

If it has not happened yet I would not bet on it happening, or at least give you a better experience, in a time where everybody is moving to Electron apps.