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

# Desktop app

> Run Paradime as a native macOS app. One download for Apple silicon and Intel Macs, sign-in through your browser, and automatic updates.

The Paradime desktop app runs the whole Paradime app, Code IDE included, in its own window on your Mac. It's the same Paradime you use in the browser, with your workspaces, settings, and permissions.

The desktop app is available for macOS only.

## Install the app

![The Install Paradime window: drag the Paradime app onto the Applications folder, then open it from Launchpad](https://mintcdn.com/paradime-docs/xT8TN4y9Md_1nyum/images/paradime-desktop-app-install.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xT8TN4y9Md_1nyum\&q=85\&s=a00dbfbe7729ac3ca13118abbbdee6b2)

1. In Paradime, open **Home** and click **Download the app**. This downloads `Paradime-mac-universal.dmg`, one build for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
2. Open the downloaded file and drag **Paradime** to your **Applications** folder.
3. Open Paradime from **Applications**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you installed a desktop app before October 2026, it doesn't update to the new app by itself. Download and install the new app once.

## Sign in

The desktop app signs you in through your usual browser, so Google, Microsoft, single sign-on, and your password manager work as they do on the web.

1. Open the app and start signing in. Your browser opens the Paradime sign-in page, and the app shows **Finish signing in with your browser**.
2. Sign in in your browser.
3. Your browser hands you back to the app through a `paradime://` link, and the app finishes signing you in. If your browser asks whether to open Paradime, allow it.

Other links you click in the app, such as docs or Slack links, open in your browser.

## Updates

The app checks for updates in the background, downloads them, and asks you to restart when a new version is ready. An update you don't install right away is installed when you quit the app. To check now, choose **Check for Updates…** from the app menu.

## Troubleshooting

* **Could not reach Paradime**: the app can't load Paradime, for example when you're offline. Check your connection, then click **Retry**.
* **The app stays on Finish signing in with your browser**: finish signing in in the browser tab the app opened, and allow the browser to open Paradime when it asks.


## Related topics

- [A new Paradime desktop app for macOS](https://docs.paradime.io/changelog/2026-10-29/desktop-app.md)
- [Changelog](https://docs.paradime.io/changelog/overview.md)
- [Claude Desktop & claude.ai](https://docs.paradime.io/products/dino-ai/mcp-server/claude-desktop.md)
- [Paradime MCP server: connect AI clients to your data](https://docs.paradime.io/products/dino-ai/mcp-server/index.md)
- [Snowflake Native App](https://docs.paradime.io/integrations/snowflake/native-app.md)


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