> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.vocal.solutions/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Vocal for desktop

> The Mac and Windows app: a real phone window for taking calls, native notifications, and your AI running in the background.

The desktop app makes Vocal feel like a phone that lives on your computer — calls ring where you work, texts notify natively, and the phone window stays out of your way until you need it.

## Install

Download at **[vocal.solutions/api/download](https://vocal.solutions/api/download)** — it detects your platform automatically. Sign in and you're done; updates install themselves in the background.

* **macOS** — signed and notarized; open the DMG and drag to Applications.
* **Windows** — during the beta the installer isn't yet code-signed, so SmartScreen may warn on first run. Click **More info → Run anyway**. (Signing is in progress.)

<Note>
  Nothing about the desktop app is required — the browser app does everything. Desktop is for teams who take calls all day and want the native feel.
</Note>

## The phone window

Your calls live in a dedicated window with three shapes:

* **Compact** — keypad, recent calls, and contacts. The everyday view.
* **Mini** — during a call it can shrink to a small always-on-top strip with just the call controls, so it never covers your work.
* **Expanded** — the full-width view with the live transcript and details captured so far. Drag the window wider to switch.

## Built for incoming calls

* **You can't miss a ring** — the dock icon bounces (Mac) or the taskbar flashes (Windows), on top of the ring itself.
* **Closing the window doesn't take you offline** — Vocal keeps running in the system tray / menu bar, so inbound calls still reach you. Quit fully from the tray icon.
* **Launch at login** (optional) — recommended if you're in a [ring group](/calls/ring-groups), so a morning reboot doesn't silently take you out of the rotation.

## Sign-in note

Signing in with Google opens your regular browser to complete sign-in securely, then bounces you straight back into the app — that round-trip is expected, not a glitch.