# Browser (desktop)

> The Synap desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.

URL: https://docs.synap.live/docs/use/browser · Status: beta · Last reviewed against the code: 2026-10-20

Browser is the Synap desktop app. It is where you do deliberate, heads-down work on your pod: building views and
dashboards, writing documents, working on whiteboards, changing your schema and reviewing longer pieces of agent work.
For quick approvals away from your desk, use [Relay](/docs/use/relay).

## Platforms

| Platform | Packages |
|---|---|
| macOS | `.dmg` and `.zip`, for Apple silicon (arm64) and Intel (x64) |
| Windows | Installer (`.exe`, NSIS) and `.zip`, x64 |
| Linux | AppImage and `.deb`, x64 |

Builds are published as GitHub releases. `https://api.synap.live/download/latest` redirects to the right file for a
platform and architecture, for example `?platform=linux&arch=x64` (`platform` is `mac`, `win` or `linux`; `arch` is
`arm64` or `x64`). The app updates itself from the same releases.

## Connecting to your pod

Browser connects to your pod, hosted or self-hosted. Sign in with the account you use on that pod.

## Things to know

- **Quick capture**: `Cmd+Shift+Space` on macOS, `Ctrl+Shift+Space` on Windows and Linux, opens a capture window from
  anywhere.
- **Links**: the app registers the `synap://` link scheme, so links from the CLI or other apps (for example
  `synap open proposal <id>`) open in it.
- **Dictation**: the microphone is used only when you dictate into a composer or record a voice memo.

Browser is not open source. Its feature set changes often; this page lists only what is stable enough to document.