# Minimal setup for Compose Desktop

DevFeed: [Minimal setup for Compose Desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/minimal-setup-for-compose-desktop-39252.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kt.academy/article/compose-desktop>)

Published: 2025-12-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Kt. Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kt-academy.md>)

Topics: [compose-for-desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose-for-desktop.md>), [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

Tags: [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fonts.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [icons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/icons.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>), [material3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/material3.md>), [reload](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reload.md>), [resources](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resources.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [workshop-learning-programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshop-learning-programming.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on setting up Compose Desktop for a minimal desktop application or script UI. It covers required Kotlin and Compose plugins and dependencies, optional Hot Reload, Material3 and Resources, resource organization, desktop preview limitations, and starter application code.

## Source excerpt

How to setup Compose to use it on desktop, for providing UI for scripts or a simple project.