Install Tale as an app
Add Tale to your home screen or desktop, understand sign-in behavior and remove the installed app.
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Install Tale if you want a launcher icon and a separate app window. Use the same Tale address and account as in your browser. Installation does not create another organization or copy your chats into a new account.
Install on a computer or Android
Open your Tale instance in a supported browser. Open the account menu from your name or avatar and choose Get app, then accept the browser’s installation prompt. Tale shows this action when the browser makes installation available.
If the action is missing, check the browser’s own menu. Chrome provides Cast, save, and share > Install page as app on desktop; wording varies by browser and device. Chrome’s app guide covers installation and management.
Open the new icon and confirm that you reach the intended Tale instance. Sign in if asked, then check the organization in the account menu. A browser profile or an installed app may have a different sign-in state.
Install on iPhone or iPad
In Tale’s account menu, Get app opens manual installation instructions on iOS. The browser performs the installation.
In Safari, open Tale, choose Share > Add to Home Screen, and confirm Add. If Open as Web App is shown, leave it enabled for a standalone window. Apple documents the current controls in its iPhone app installation guide.
Other iOS browsers can also offer Add to Home Screen. If your browser does not expose it, open the same address in Safari. The installed app’s cookies can become separate from the browser’s after installation, so signing out in one window does not necessarily sign out the other. WebKit’s web-app behavior explains this separation.
Understand what changes
Your organization, permissions and saved content stay on the Tale instance. Installation changes how you launch and display it. It does not install a local model or make server-dependent work available without a connection.
Notifications still depend on browser and operating-system support, permission, and your Tale preferences. Installing the app alone does not grant notification permission. If you change device or reinstall, check those permissions again.
Remove the installed app
Use the browser or operating system’s Uninstall or Delete App action. Removing an icon from the macOS Dock only removes that shortcut. In Chrome, use the installed app’s menu or chrome://apps; deleting its browser data may also sign you out.
Uninstalling the app does not delete your Tale account, organization or server-side documents. Use Profile and account for account changes. On a shared device, sign out of both the app and any browser session you used.
If installation is unavailable
| What you see | What to try |
|---|---|
| No Get app action | Check the browser’s installation menu and whether the app is already installed. |
| No install option in a private or managed browser | Try a regular window, or ask the device administrator about installation policy. |
| The icon opens the wrong instance | Check the address in the original browser, then install the intended instance. |
| App opens but cannot load content | Check network access and whether the Tale instance is running. |