Install the app
Locodex Planner runs in your browser, but you can also install it as a standalone app — it gets its own window (no browser tabs or address bar) and an icon on your desktop, taskbar, dock, or tablet home screen. It's the same planner; installing just gives it an app-like home.
You don't need an account to use it. The installed app opens straight to your layouts — New layout creates one and saves it on your device, no sign-in required. Signing in is optional and adds cloud sync and backup across devices.
Look for the Install app button in the top navigation on the landing page, or in the header above your bench once you're signed in. The button only appears on browsers and devices that can install the app, and it disappears once the app is already installed.
Desktop (Chrome and Edge)
Click Install app and your browser shows its own install prompt. Confirm it, and Locodex opens in a standalone window and is added to your applications. From then on you can launch it like any other program.
Safari and Firefox on desktop don't currently offer this, so the button won't appear there — keep using Locodex in a normal tab, or open it in Chrome or Edge to install.
Tablets
Android tablets (Chrome): tap Install app and confirm the prompt, exactly like on desktop.
iPad and iPhone (Safari): Safari has no one-tap install, so the button opens a short set of steps instead:
- Tap the Share button in Safari's toolbar.
- Scroll down and choose Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add — Locodex appears on your home screen like any other app.
Installing on iPad is worth doing: an installed app gets more durable on-device storage than a regular Safari tab, which matters for the offline support we're building next.
What about offline?
Installing isn't only about the icon — it also makes the app work without a connection. Once you've opened a layout online, you can open and edit it again offline; the editor loads from an on-device cache, and your edits sync back when you reconnect. Installed apps get more durable storage, so this is the best way to rely on offline use.
See Working offline for exactly what does and doesn't work without a connection.