# LeanDesk Suite 0.8.0

**Publisher: Dietrich AI Labs**

LeanDesk Suite is a free Windows productivity suite with local-first tools for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, notes, diagrams, and personal organization.


## Package layout

- `LeanDesk_Suite_Setup_0.8.0.exe` — recommended installer
- `LeanDesk_Suite.exe` — standalone/portable executable
- `Documentation/` — changelog, license, EULA, third-party notices, and version record
- `Verification/` — public signing certificate, signature report, and release provenance
- `SHA256SUMS.txt` — SHA-256 hashes for every distributed file

## Included tools

- Writer for text documents, Markdown, HTML, basic DOCX/RTF import, and PDF export
- Sheets for CSV, native workbooks, formulas, and bounded XLSX import/export
- Slides for native presentations and focused PPTX import/export
- Draw for lightweight diagrams with SVG and PNG export
- Notes with Markdown, notebooks, tags, search, and local saving
- Tasks, Calendar, and Contacts for personal organization
- PDF tools through Writer PDF export

Office and OpenDocument compatibility is practical and bounded. Complex layouts, macros, embedded objects, tracked changes, advanced formulas, animations, and exact formatting may not round-trip. Review exported files before relying on them for critical work.

## Install

1. Run `LeanDesk_Suite_Setup_0.8.0.exe`.
2. Follow the installer prompts.
3. Launch LeanDesk Suite from the Start menu.

The installer registers supported formats under Windows **Open with** without silently replacing existing default applications. Native LeanDesk file associations are optional.

## Portable use

Run `LeanDesk_Suite.exe` directly without the installer. Keep documents and backups in locations you control. LeanDesk stores profile data under:

`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Dietrich AI Labs\LeanDesk Suite`

## Uninstall

Open Windows **Settings > Apps > Installed apps**, find **LeanDesk Suite version 0.8.0**, and select **Uninstall**. User-created profile data is preserved.

## Updates and privacy

The optional weekly update check reads public update metadata only from:

`https://www.dietrichailabs.com/updates/leandesk.json`

It does not silently download or install software. It sends no document contents, file paths, user name, email address, hardware inventory, usage statistics, device ID, or persistent tracking identifier. The weekly check can be disabled in Settings.

## Self-signed certificate warning

These release binaries are signed with a Dietrich AI Labs self-signed code-signing certificate, not a publicly trusted commercial certificate. Windows may still display **Unknown Publisher** or Microsoft Defender SmartScreen reputation warnings. The signature proves package continuity when the included public certificate is used for verification, but the certificate is not publicly trusted.

## Verify SHA-256 checksums

Open PowerShell in the extracted release folder and run:

```powershell
Get-FileHash .\LeanDesk_Suite.exe -Algorithm SHA256
Get-FileHash .\LeanDesk_Suite_Setup_0.8.0.exe -Algorithm SHA256
```

Compare the results with `SHA256SUMS.txt`. Do not run files whose hashes do not match.

## Official project

LeanDesk Suite is published by **Dietrich AI Labs**.

Official site: `https://www.dietrichailabs.com`

Version: **0.8.0**
