feat: add desktop app section to README files

- Introduced a new section in the README files for the Desktop App, highlighting its features: General Assist, Quick Assist, and Extreme Assist.
- Updated all language-specific README files to include details about the desktop app's capabilities and download instructions.
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@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ NotebookLM is one of the best and most useful AI platforms out there, but once y
- **No Vendor Lock-in** - Configure any LLM, image, TTS, and STT models to use.
- **25+ External Data Sources** - Add your sources from Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Notion, and many other external services.
- **Real-Time Multiplayer Support** - Work easily with your team members in a shared notebook.
- **Desktop App** - Get AI assistance in any application with Quick Assist, General Assist, and Extreme Assist.
...and more to come.
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For Docker Compose, manual installation, and other deployment options, see the [docs](https://www.surfsense.com/docs/).
### Desktop App
SurfSense also ships a desktop app that brings AI assistance to every application on your computer. Download it from the [latest release](https://github.com/MODSetter/SurfSense/releases/latest).
The desktop app includes three powerful features:
- **General Assist** — Launch SurfSense instantly from any application with a global shortcut.
- **Quick Assist** — Select text anywhere, then ask AI to explain, rewrite, or act on it.
- **Extreme Assist** — Get inline writing suggestions powered by your knowledge base as you type in any app.
All three features operate against your chosen search space, so your answers are always grounded in your own data.
### How to Realtime Collaborate (Beta)
1. Go to Manage Members page and create an invite.
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| **Video Generation** | Cinematic Video Overviews via Veo 3 (Ultra only) | Available (NotebookLM is better here, actively improving) |
| **Presentation Generation** | Better looking slides but not editable | Create editable, slide-based presentations |
| **Podcast Generation** | Audio Overviews with customizable hosts and languages | Available with multiple TTS providers (NotebookLM is better here, actively improving) |
| **Desktop App** | No | Native app with General Assist, Quick Assist, and Extreme Assist — AI help in any application |
| **Browser Extension** | No | Cross-browser extension to save any webpage, including auth-protected pages |
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