Getting started

Install Talyn

Download the desktop app for macOS, Windows or Linux, or use Talyn in your browser at app.talyn.dev.

Talyn runs as a desktop app on macOS, Windows and Linux, and as a web app in your browser. Both use the same account, so your workspaces, sessions and pull requests are the same on each.

Use the web app

Go to app.talyn.dev and sign in with GitHub. There is nothing to install.

Install the desktop app

Get the installer from the download page, or pick a file from the releases page on GitHub.

macOS

The download button gives you the Apple silicon .dmg. On an Intel Mac, get the x64 .dmg from the releases page.

  1. Open the .dmg.
  2. Drag Talyn into your Applications folder.
  3. Open Talyn from Applications.

The macOS app is signed and notarized by Apple.

Windows

The Windows installer is a .exe for x64. It is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen shows a warning the first time you run it.

  1. Run the installer.
  2. If SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", select More info.
  3. Select Run anyway.

Linux

The Linux build is an AppImage for x64.

  1. Make the file executable:

    bash
    chmod +x Talyn-*.AppImage

  2. Run it:

    bash
    ./Talyn-*.AppImage

Desktop or web

Most of Talyn works the same in both. The desktop app adds a few things that need your computer:

  • Sessions that run in a git worktree on your own machine, with your own tools.
  • Opening a sandbox's dev server on localhost.
  • Skills from ~/.claude/skills on your machine.
  • Your own instruction files, such as ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md, copied into sandbox sessions.
  • One-click sign-in to ChatGPT for Codex.

Updates

The desktop app updates itself. A new release goes out every six hours when there is something new in it.

Next

Quickstart: sign in, connect GitHub and an agent, and start your first session.