feat: update README and hero section with new desktop app feature

- Enhanced README files in multiple languages to include the new "Watch Local Folder" feature for the desktop app, detailing its functionality and benefits.
- Updated the hero section to showcase the "Watch Local Folder" feature with a new tutorial video.
- Improved overall clarity and consistency across documentation regarding desktop app capabilities.
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@ -41,7 +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.
- **Desktop App** - Get AI assistance in any application with Quick Assist, General Assist, Extreme Assist, and local folder sync.
...and more to come.
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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:
The desktop app includes these 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.
- **Watch Local Folder** — Watch a local folder and automatically sync file changes to your knowledge base. **Pro tip:** Point it at your Obsidian vault to keep your notes searchable in SurfSense.
All three features operate against your chosen search space, so your answers are always grounded in your own data.
All features operate against your chosen search space, so your answers are always grounded in your own data.
### How to Realtime Collaborate (Beta)
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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 |
| **Desktop App** | No | Native app with General Assist, Quick Assist, Extreme Assist, and local folder sync |
| **Browser Extension** | No | Cross-browser extension to save any webpage, including auth-protected pages |
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