A native client for the agent already living in the OS. Chat, voice, control plane — fast, secure, always on. macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Choose the right version for your system.
Why the desktop client
The web works. The desktop client works better — system-resident, multi-window, deep-linkable, signed and updating itself.
Background-resident on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Tap-to-chat without breaking flow.
Pull a conversation out into its own window. Park it on a second monitor. State stays in sync.
alfe:// URLs from Slack, the dashboard, or a script open the desktop client straight on the right conversation.
Signed updates land in the background. Always on the same version as the agent's runtime.
FAQ
No — Alfe works fully in the browser. The desktop client is an optional native window into the same agent: it lives in the system tray, opens instantly, survives reboots, and handles alfe:// deep links. Everything it shows is the same account, memory, and control plane you already have on the web.
macOS on both Apple Silicon (M1 through M4) and Intel, Windows 10 and later (64-bit), and Linux as an x86_64 AppImage. The download button auto-detects your platform, and every build is listed so you can grab a specific one.
It updates itself. Signed updates download in the background and apply on the next launch, so the client always matches the version of your agent's runtime — you never have to reinstall to stay current.
It shares the same core, but it adds things a browser tab can't: a system-tray presence, pop-out chat windows you can park on a second monitor with synced state, native notifications, and OS deep-linking from Slack, the dashboard, or a script.
Yes. Builds are code-signed on macOS and Windows, updates are signed and verified before they apply, and the client talks to your agent over the same authenticated, encrypted control plane as every other Alfe surface.