GWDesk

GWDesk is a native desktop client for GroupWise. The app brings the email, calendar, tasks, notes and address book of a GroupWise account together in a single window – on the Mac and on Linux.

The app connects directly to the GroupWise server and works with the existing mailbox. Nothing needs to be installed on the server.

Features

Email

• Create, rename and delete folders and subfolders, move messages, empty the trash
• Write, reply to and forward messages, also as an attachment
• Open and save attachments or drag them straight into the Finder
• Search the mailbox, the current folder and for messages with attachments
• Assign and manage categories with your own colors
• Signatures: your own signature in GWDesk or the GroupWise signatures stored on the server, also with images
• Tracking protection: external images are only loaded from senders you trust

Calendar

• Several calendars side by side, with day, week, month and year views
• Create and edit appointments, send invitations to people and resources
• Recurring appointments are shown as the server delivers them

Tasks, notes and phone messages

• Create and check off tasks
• Store and edit sticky notes in your own mailbox
• Read phone messages; phone numbers in messages are recognized and can be dialed directly

Address book

• Search the system address book, personal address books and frequent contacts
• Create and edit personal contacts and groups, including a contact photo
• Take recipients straight from the address book while writing

Rules and proxy access

• Create, enable and run rules, for example “Move to folder”
• Turn the vacation rule on and off
• Proxy access: open other mailboxes you are authorized for, and manage access to your own mailbox

Working offline

• The mailbox can be synchronized locally and read without a connection
• Search covers the locally stored copy

How it works

1. Start GWDesk. The app finds the GroupWise server on the network or uses an address entered by hand.
2. Sign in with your GroupWise account. The credentials are stored in the system keychain.
3. Use the sidebar to switch between mail, calendar, tasks, notes and address book.

Download

Linux

GWDesk for Linux is available as a Flatpak for all common distributions, for example Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, openSUSE and Fedora. There are two editions, depending on the processor:

Intel / AMD (x86_64) ARM (aarch64)

Most PCs and notebooks need the Intel/AMD edition. ARM is for devices such as the Raspberry Pi or virtual machines on a Mac with Apple silicon. The command uname -m shows which processor is installed.

1. Set up Flatpak (once, if not yet installed):

• Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint: sudo apt install flatpak
• openSUSE: sudo zypper install flatpak
• Fedora: Flatpak is already installed.
• Arch, Manjaro: sudo pacman -S flatpak

Then add the Flathub repository, from which Flatpak loads the GNOME runtime it needs:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

2. Install GWDesk (in the folder with the downloaded file):

flatpak install gwdesk-x86_64.flatpak

For ARM, use gwdesk-aarch64.flatpak accordingly.

3. Start: GWDesk appears in the application menu. If Flatpak was just installed, log out and back in once. Alternatively in a terminal: flatpak run de.openemotion.gwdesk

A new version is installed the same way; settings and license are kept.

macOS

The Mac version will be available on the App Store.

Requirements

• A GroupWise account and a GroupWise server reachable from the computer
• A Mac with a current macOS, or a Linux desktop (x86_64 or ARM) with Flatpak
• The user interface is available in German and English

GroupWise is a trademark of its respective owner. GWDesk is an independent project and is not affiliated with the maker of GroupWise.