Desktop app or browser: which should I use?
Both open the same account and planners. The browser needs no install; the desktop app has its own window and works without internet.
Both give you the same account, planners and files, and you can switch between them any time. Pick whichever suits the way you work.
In a web browser
- Nothing to install, and it works on any computer, tablet or phone.
- Always up to date: after we update the app, an open tab offers Reload now.
The desktop app
- Its own window and icon on your Windows PC or Mac.
- Opens and keeps working without internet, then syncs when you reconnect.
- Updates itself, and a restart installs each update. A fix reaches the browser first and the desktop app with its next update.
- Printing, PDF downloads, signing in with Google, and Stripe's pages (buying, updating your card, paying ahead, cancelling) open your web browser to finish. A payment or change you make there shows in the app by itself.
Tip
If you often plan somewhere with no internet or a patchy connection, the desktop app is the better fit. See Download the desktop app.
Updated September 25, 2026
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- Download the desktop app for Windows or MacGet the desktop app from the Download page: an installer for Windows, or a disk image that works on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
- Use the desktop app without internetThe desktop app opens and keeps your planners working with no internet. Changes save on your computer and sync when you reconnect.
- Update the desktop appThe desktop app downloads updates by itself. When one is ready, choose Restart now, or it installs the next time you quit and reopen the app.
- Can I use my planner on more than one device?Yes. Sign in with the same account on your computer, tablet, phone or the desktop app, and your planners and settings follow you.