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The desktop app

Tagged for Windows is the same app in its own window, with see-through glass and updates that install themselves. Everything you can do in the browser works the same way, and it stays in sync with your phone.

When to use it

  • Tagged open all day beside your other work, without a browser tab to lose.
  • The see-through window look, which a browser can’t do.
  • Updates without thinking about them.

Install it

  1. Go to the Draftline downloads page and click download for windows under Tagged.
  2. Open the file you downloaded.
  3. If Windows says Windows protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway. It shows because the app isn’t code-signed yet.
  4. Sign in with your Tagged email and password.

Make the window see-through

  1. Click your picture at the top of the app bar, then Settings.
  2. Open Look.
  3. Drag Window transparency from 0% to 80%. It starts at 40%.

Your desktop then shows through the window, blurred, while words stay easy to read. Menus, windows and messages always stay mostly solid.

Note: Window transparency only works with a dark look (Mocha, Dark or Black). In Latte the glass is off. In a browser the setting shows greyed out, with Only in the Windows desktop app.

Pick a look

In Settings → Look, pick Match this device, Mocha, Latte, Dark or Black. Match this device uses Latte when Windows is light and Mocha when it’s dark. The look is saved on this computer only.

Updates

  1. The app checks for updates when it opens and every 7 days.
  2. A new version downloads in the background.
  3. It installs the next time you close Tagged. A small Update ready, restart now? note shows so you can restart sooner.

To check by hand, open Settings → App and click Check for updates under Desktop app. Update automatically is on to start; turn it off if you’d rather update yourself.

Questions

Is there a Mac version?

Not yet. On a Mac, use Tagged in the browser. Everything else works the same.

Do I need the desktop app?

No. It’s the same app as the website. Use whichever you like.

Still stuck? Send feedback from the ? menu at the bottom of the app bar on a computer. Back to the help center

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