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Desktop appGet the Mac or Windows installer from the downloads page.

Download the desktop app

GBOSS TAB has an optional desktop client for people who want a menubar timer, idle-time prompts, and the same time-entry features as the web. You can do everything in the web app too, the desktop just makes a few things smoother for staff who track time all day.

Where to download

  1. Open the web app and click the user avatar in the top right.
  2. Pick Get desktop app. (Or visit /help/download directly.)
  3. The page lists every canonical platform with a card showing its status. The card matching your current browser is marked Recommended for you and floats to the top.

Today the page lists two platforms, there's no Linux build on the manifest, and no separate Intel-Mac build either:

  • macOS (Apple Silicon), .dmg installer. Available when a build is staged.
  • Windows, .exe / .msi installer. Coming soon today; the card shows the Coming soon tag and a disabled download button.

A "platform" card with available = true shows the version, file size, build date ("Today" / "2 days ago" / "Mar 14, 2026"), and an expandable SHA-256 checksum. A card with available = false shows only the platform name and a Coming soon button.

Which build do I pick?

  • Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4): pick macOS. The single Mac build is the ARM64 DMG (aarch64).
  • Intel Macs: pick macOS anyway. macOS runs the ARM build under Rosetta. It works but a touch slower than a native build would be. A separate Intel-Mac build isn't on the manifest today.
  • Windows: the download isn't published yet. See Installing the Windows desktop app for what to do in the meantime.
  • Linux: the manifest doesn't include Linux. Use the web app.

After the download

Pick the install guide for your platform:

Do I need the desktop app?

No. The web app at your firm's TAB URL has every feature you need to track time, including the same client/project picker, the same timer, the same long-running flag, and the same approval flow. The desktop adds:

  • A persistent tray icon (Mac menubar today; Windows tray when that ships) with a Show window / Quit menu. The icon itself doesn't change colour when a timer is running, that's a Phase 1E polish item.
  • A 10-minute idle prompt. If you don't touch your keyboard or mouse for 10 minutes while a timer is running, the desktop asks whether to keep the time, discard the idle portion, or stop now.
  • The same long-running flag the web uses, the desktop just inherits it from the backend.

If those aren't useful to you, the web app is fine and you can skip the install.

What this isn't

  • Not a different account. The desktop signs into the same firm as the web, with the same JWT, and your entries land in the same place.
  • Not offline-first. Today every Start and Stop hits the API directly, there's no local buffer in use. See Working offline for what's there now vs. what's planned.
  • Not a phone app. iOS and Android aren't on the roadmap; the responsive web app is the mobile story.

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