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title: "Personal Desktop"
date: "2020-12-15T12:02:23-04:00"
subsection: Personal Edition
weight: 1
---

Personal Desktop is a fully contained, standalone app meant for a single user, that is quick to install on Mac, Windows, or Linux.

#### macOS

Download Focalboard from the [Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1556908618?pt=2114704&ct=website&mt=8).

<a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1556908618?pt=2114704&ct=website&mt=8"><img src="/img/mac-app-store.svg" style="max-height: 40px;" /></a>

#### Windows

Download Focalboard from the [Microsoft App Store](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NLN2T0SX9VF?cid=website).

<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NLN2T0SX9VF?cid=website"><img src="/img/ms-app-store.svg" style="max-height: 40px;" /></a>

Or download `focalboard-win.zip` from the latest [release on GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/releases).

#### Linux Desktop

To install Personal Desktop for Linux
1. Download `focalboard-linux.tar.gz` from the latest [release on GitHub](https://github.com/mattermost/focalboard/releases)
2. Unpack the .tar.gz archive
4. Open `focalboard-app` from within the `focalboard-app` folder
