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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Get Business Central on Your Desktop |
| 3 | +description: This article describes how to get the Business Central app on a Windows or MACiOS desktop. |
| 4 | +author: jswymer |
| 5 | +ms.service: dynamics365-business-central |
| 6 | +ms.topic: get-started-article |
| 7 | +ms.devlang: na |
| 8 | +ms.tgt_pltfrm: na |
| 9 | +ms.workload: na |
| 10 | +ms.search.keywords: phone, tablet |
| 11 | +ms.date: 10/01/2021 |
| 12 | +ms.author: jswymer |
| 13 | +--- |
| 14 | +# Get Business Central Desktop App |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +If you have a Windows (PC) or macOS computer, you can install a Business Central app on your desktop. |
| 17 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 18 | +> If you're using Business Central 2021 release wave 1 or earlier, get the app from [Windows Store](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=734848). |
| 19 | +
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| 20 | +## Why use the app? |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +The Business Central app resembles the web client, but it provides a few benefits like: |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- The app is readily available from the **Start** menu, you can easily pin it to the task bar, or have it launch by default when you start your computer. |
| 25 | +- In general, the app also is a faster and smoother to render on screen, with no performance differences, compared to running [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)] in the browser. |
| 26 | +- The app opens in its own window, independent of any browser windows. This feature makes it easier to find when running a large number many apps or browser tabs. |
| 27 | +- If you have more than one Business Central environment (online only), you can install the app separately for each environment. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + When you open the app for specific environment, the environment name is included in the window title. When working across multiple [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)] environments, each app window is displayed separately. The name makes it easier for you to see which window is associated with each environment. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +## Install the app |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +1. Open the [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)] web client in either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +2. If the page for selecting the environment appears, you can do one of two things: |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | + - Select the environment and go to the next step to install the app. In this case, the installed app will open the environment you select. |
| 38 | + - Don't select the environment, and just go to next step to install the app. In this case, the installed app will open the environment selection page, instead of a specific environment. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +3. To install the app, depending on your browser, select  **App available. Install Business Central** or  **Install Business Central**, then **Install**. |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | + | Microsoft Edge | Google Chrome | |
| 43 | + |--|--| |
| 44 | + | :::image type="content" source="media/ui-edge-install-app-v2.png" alt-text="illustration of a button for installing an app in Edge."::: | :::image type="content" source="media/ui-chrome-install-app-v2.png" alt-text="illustration of a button for installing an app in Chrome."::: | |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +Once installed, the app appears in the **Start** menu. If you've selected a specific environment for the app, the environment name is added to the app name in the **Start** menu. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### For Business Central on-premises |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Installing the app when you're using Business Central on-premises is basically the same as described above. If you only have one tenant, just open the Business Central in your browser, then select either  **App available. Install Business Central** or  **Install Business Central** as shown above. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +The difference is when you have multiple tenants. Unlike [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)] online, where you can install the app separately for different environments, with on-premises you can only install the app for one tenant. So, before you install the app when you have multiple tenants, be sure to switch to the correct tenant. Once installed, when you open the app, it will directly open the tenant. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +<!-- for FAQ or troubleshooting |
| 55 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 56 | +> To install the app, [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)] must be configured for HTTPS. If it isn't, you won't see  **App available. Install Business Central** or  **Install Business Central** in the browser. If you're having problems, contact your administrator or see [Configuring SSL to Secure the Business Central Web Client Connection](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/deployment/configure-ssl-web-client-connection) about how to configure HTTPS. |
| 57 | +--> |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +## See Related Training at [Microsoft Learn](/learn/modules/alternative-interfaces-dynamics-365-business-central/index) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## See Also |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +[Mobile Apps FAQ](ui-mobile-faq.yml) |
| 64 | +[Getting Ready for Doing Business](ui-get-ready-business.md) |
| 65 | +[Working with [!INCLUDE[prod_short](includes/prod_short.md)]](ui-work-product.md) |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +[!INCLUDE[footer-include](includes/footer-banner.md)] |
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