actualNoteContentPart: # Overview
  This page covers the installation of Amplenote on desktop devices, both as a PWA and as a native desktop app, to ensure the Amplenote app is available for [**offline use**](https://www.amplenote.com/help/devices_and_syncing_work_offline) . 
  
  For installing the Amplenote app on mobile, check out the article [Platform & Devices Supported](https://www.amplenote.com/help/devices_and_syncing_download_apps#How_do_I_download_mobile_apps?) .
  
  # Installing the desktop app on Windows, macOS, or Linux
  
  As of 2024, we now allow users with a [pro subscription](https://www.amplenote.com/subscriptions/new)  or above to download a dedicated desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. To download the app for your specific platform, open your [account settings](https://www.amplenote.com/account)  and navigate to "Apps & Devices."
  
  
  
  
  Click on one of the buttons to download the version compatible with your Operating System.
  
  
  If you click on one of the options, an executor file will be downloaded to your system. Once you execute it, Amplenote should automatically download to your device.
  
  # Installing the PWA on Windows, macOS, or Linux
  You can install the Amplenote PWA (Progressive Web App) in **Windows**, **macOS**, or **Linux** by using the install link shown upon logging into Amplenote from the [**Chrome**](https://images.amplenote.com/744a092c-0490-11e9-8157-5261ad5891d7/101d907a-d566-4d46-9c9f-f79d2db58023.png) ** **or **Brave** web browsers:
  
  > ![](https://images.amplenote.com/744a092c-0490-11e9-8157-5261ad5891d7/b54991ae-26d1-4e39-a57c-72700b62cb0b.png) Link to install Amplenote. Note that **this option becomes available after logging in to the app in Chrome or Brave.**** **
  
  Once you click that link to install the app, you will have the opportunity to install the Amplenote app:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This makes it available via the OS Search Spotlight (macOS shown, should apply to Linux and Windows as well):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It also gets its own icon, which can be pinned to the dock on macOS:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  At some point after Amplenote is installed, your browser will ask you whether you'd like to allow Amplenote to store data. You'll want to answer "yes" to this, otherwise the web browser won't allow Amplenote to function properly. More details about this in the "Permitting storage access" section below.
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  # Permitting storage access
  For Amplenote to work in web browsers, it must be granted permission to store data to what web browsers refer to as "web storage" or "local storage." Without access to this storage mechanism, Amplenote can generally keep only a few megabytes of data, which equates to less than 100 notes and probably no images. We have done little testing of how Amplenote works when local storage is disabled, so we consider this an unsupported usage mode. 
  
  If you declined to give Amplenote access to web storage when you'd first started using the app, you should be able to enable it using the following browser-specific steps:
  
  ### Chrome
  To enable/disable Web Storage, type chrome://settings/content/cookies in the address bar. On the subsequent screen toggle the "Allow sites to save and read cookie data" setting. Note: This will affect both Web Storage and cookies.
processedNoteContent: ---
  title: Installing Amplenote on Desktop and Storing Data
  tags: 
  headers: # Overview
  ---
  Overview
  This page covers the installation of Amplenote on desktop devices, both as a PWA and as a native desktop app, to ensure the Amplenote app is available for [offline use](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . For installing the Amplenote app on mobile, check out the article [Platform & Devices Supported](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . 
  Installing the desktop app on Windows, macOS, or Linux
  As of 2024, we now allow users with a [pro subscription](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    or above to download a dedicated desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. To download the app for your specific platform, open your [account settings](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    and navigate to "Apps & Devices." Click on one of the buttons to download the version compatible with your Operating System. If you click on one of the options, an executor file will be downloaded to your system. Once you execute it, Amplenote should automatically download to your device. 
  Installing the PWA on Windows, macOS, or Linux
  You can install the Amplenote PWA (Progressive Web App) in Windows
  , macOS
  , or Linux
   by using the install link shown upon logging into Amplenote from the [Chrome](https://images.amplenote.com)`
   ** **or Brave
   web browsers:  Link to install Amplenote. Note that this option becomes available after logging in to the app in Chrome or Brave.** **
  Once you click that link to install the app, you will have the opportunity to install the Amplenote app: This makes it available via the OS Search Spotlight (macOS shown, should apply to Linux and Windows as well): It also gets its own icon, which can be pinned to the dock on macOS: At some point after Amplenote is installed, your browser will ask you whether you'd like to allow Amplenote to store data. You'll want to answer "yes" to this, otherwise the web browser won't allow Amplenote to function properly. More details about this in the "Permitting storage access" section below. 
  
  
  Permitting storage access
  For Amplenote to work in web browsers, it must be granted permission to store data to what web browsers refer to as "web storage" or "local storage." Without access to this storage mechanism, Amplenote can generally keep only a few megabytes of data, which equates to less than 100 notes and probably no images. We have done little testing of how Amplenote works when local storage is disabled, so we consider this an unsupported usage mode. If you declined to give Amplenote access to web storage when you'd first started using the app, you should be able to enable it using the following browser-specific steps: 
  Chrome
  To enable/disable Web Storage, type chrome://settings/content/cookies in the address bar. On the subsequent screen toggle the "Allow sites to save and read cookie data" setting. Note: This will affect both Web Storage and cookies.
noteTitle: Installing Amplenote on Desktop and Storing Data