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RE: Is anyone interested in a desktop client for Steemit for power users?
Followed and upvoted. I think a desktop client would be awesome. Much as I love the GUI that the website has developed, the Steem blockchain was conceived in the idea of people bootstrapping all sorts of apps to it. If you could make it cross-platform compatible, it would be more widely adoptable, but I couldn't tell you what most people use as far as OS.
Thanks for the feedback. I've been doing even more thought about this. The desktop client could have 2 'modes' - #1 would be the risk free mode where you can view steem, get info on steem, graphs, charts, whatever. #2 would require you to login, but you'd have the full power of your account. Maybe that would be scary for a steemit user, although I would make the source completely transparent and perhaps even require you to install from source so you know you're not getting scammed. Would be nice to get some more feedback. How do the steemapps do this? Do you have to enter your password on external steemit app sites to get full functionality?
Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. In order to make posts or make changes to the wallet, you have to be logged into the account. To browse doesn't require login. It's like viewing an exchange vs. executing trades.
There are apps out there like https://steemconnect.com/ that can help with connecting without the risk of sending your user/pass to a centralized database.