Hi Coda community! I’m excited to share that we have launched a Coda Mac Desktop App, designed to help you stay focused, organized, and productive.
We are taking Coda out of the browser and onto your desktop, and we need your help to test! Please sign up to join the Beta of the Mac Desktop App!
What’s Inside the Desktop Experience?
We’ve built this app to feel like a native part of your workflow with features that help you work seamlessly away from the browser.
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Multi-Tab Browsing: Open multiple docs side-by-side in a dedicated tabbed interface. Switch between projects instantly without losing your place.
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Desktop Notifications: Stay in the loop with real-time alerts for @mentions and comments delivered directly to your OS—no more hunting through browser tabs.
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In-Doc Search: Use native Command + F functionality to find exactly what you need within your doc (and tables) instantly.
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Fast New Tab Screen: Jump straight into your most recent docs, pinned favorites, or a global search every time you open a new tab.
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Automatic Updates: The app stays fresh with background updates, so you can get the latest version. We have releases shipping every few weeks!
How to Join
We’re rolling out access, and we want your help to make it perfect.
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Join the waitlist: Join the waitlist here. We’ll grant access on a weekly basis.
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Share your feedback: Use the Feedback Form to tell us what’s working (and what isn’t).
As always, thank you for being part of the Coda community. We’d love to hear what you think!
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hoping this will include local backup as well!
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Y’all, I’m fanboying so hard right now. 
Can’t wait to give it a whirl!
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Please please tell me this will fix the issue with opening coda links from other apps (eg Slack) and having the doc load again - for large docs this is a real impediment for users
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@Harshita_Yerramreddy1 looking forward to test it. We have a few big docs 
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Heya. Is there a Windows version available?
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will we be able to use this on ipad app?
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thank the lord, about time 
David Self
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer | Full Circle
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David, let’s try not to pollute the thread with confidentiality notices in a public forum.
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Just downloaded and installed, alas I can’t sign in. I already filed it on the feedback form, but am curious if anybody else is having that problem.
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It’s so awesome! Loving it already.
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Even hidden, there’s significant CPU usage when the app is not being used. Please make the app lean enough to keep it launched!
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me and the other windows users 
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Is this the case if you don’t have many docs open? Asking because some of my Coda doc’s are real resource hogs anyway- esp on ram.
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Oh, that’s a great question. It only happens with a complex document open, as it turns out. If possible I think it would be good to have the app not do stuff when it is hidden (on macOS) so that it is more feasible to keep it loaded all the time though.
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I’ve been using it for a week and and ther’e’s a few fairly significant issues to resolve:
- Doc reloading - Docs will reload after some (not that significant) period of being idle. This completely negates the benefit of having your big docs loaded. Even vanilla Chrome will not reload your docs if you tell it not to. And this scuppers potential offline uses, so please resolve this asap
- Working with embedded Google Docs is really buggy. And authorizations (e.g., when accessing an embedded Google doc) do not trigger the password manager, so passkeys cannot be used, which is a big issue given they are the most secure login method widely available.
In the upside, opening Coda links from other apps without loading a new instance of a doc (assumming it’s loaded and hasn’t been unloaded by the app!) is great.
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+1 to this. I’ve run into the same issue and it’s been a workflow breaker.
I tend to work in larger docs, and having them reload after being idle completely defeats the purpose of keeping them open. It breaks focus and adds friction every time you come back.
I’ve actually stopped using the desktop app because of this and gone back to the browser, where I don’t see the same behavior.
There’s a lot of promise here, but this piece makes it hard to rely on when working in larger docs.
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