Install the app

The OutBrief app is one codebase for desktop and phone (Tauri 2 + React 19).

macOS

1. Download OutBrief_<version>_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon) from the download page.

2. Open the dmg and drag OutBrief into Applications.

3. The app is not notarized with a Developer ID, so macOS may block the first launch. Right-click the app in Finder → Open, or run:

   xattr -cr /Applications/OutBrief.app

4. If the daemon on this computer is running, the app joins its account on launch.

Android

1. Download OutBrief_<version>_arm64.apk from the download page and install it.
2. Open the app and scan the QR code from Settings → Devices → Add a device on a device already in the account.
3. Turn on the permissions in Background calls.

Windows / Linux / iOS

No ready-made installer yet. Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/outbriefapp/outbrief-app
cd outbrief-app
pnpm install
pnpm tauri build          # desktop installer in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/

For iOS, run pnpm tauri ios init, then pnpm tauri ios build. This version has no call pushes on iOS.

You need Node ≥ 22.18, pnpm 9, Rust stable ≥ 1.85, and the Tauri prerequisites. See Development and builds.

Note

The app alone gets no calls. The computer that runs the agents also needs the daemon, paired into the same account.

First launch

Usually the app joins or creates an account by itself. The welcome screen only shows up when it cannot, most often because:

• A private server has no owner yet and needs the claim code from its log
• The server has closed signup and needs a pairing code
• This device was just removed
• The local daemon is installed but not running (it joins once the daemon starts)

On the welcome screen you can change the server URL, create an account, or join by scanning, pasting a pairing link, or entering a code. See Pair devices.

Next: take a call