Mac App Download¶
The desktop app is the production install path: it bundles the complete CLI runtime and walks you through setup in the app — no terminal required — including managed Claude Code, managed voice audio, and iPhone pairing. (Prefer working from source? See Developer Setup. On Windows, see Run in Docker.)
Before you start, check the shared prerequisites — in particular, install and sign in to Tailscale if you want iPhone-to-Mac voice networking.
Download and Open¶
Download the Apple Silicon app from Downloads and open it. The app activates its bundled CLI runtime and walks you through the guided setup flow — see Desktop App for what each step looks like.
The bundled runtime package includes Python, Openbase Coder dependencies,
the console build, and LiveKit server, so no developer tooling (Git, uv,
Node) is required.
Prefer the Terminal?¶
If you would rather run the underlying setup commands yourself instead of letting the app drive them, follow Manual Setup for the Desktop App; it is the same installation, operated by hand from your own terminal.
Optional: Fully Local Audio¶
After setup, for fully local speech-to-text and text-to-speech:
This requires an Apple Silicon Mac — see Local-Only Mode.
After Setup¶
Authenticate with Openbase Cloud (required for iOS app pairing and cloud onboarding):
Then verify the install with the health check commands, and continue with the next steps.
If a development workspace install already exists on this machine, the two cannot coexist — uninstall it first.