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-Zulip Desktop Client
+Zulip Electron Desktop Client
+
+This is an experimental replacement for the [Zulip Desktop
+app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-desktop) implemented in
+[Electron](http://electron.atom.io/).
+
+The goal is to achieve feature-compatibility with the old desktop app
+and then start adding cool features like easy support for
+multi-account.
+
+# Installation
 
-#Installation
 > npm install <br>
 > npm start
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