Desktop Application Install Guides

Mattermost desktop applications are available for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.

Desktop application support all the features of the web experience, plus:

  • Connect to multiple Mattermost servers from a single interface, and switch with shortcut keys.
  • Auto-start Mattermost when a user logs into their machine
  • (Windows) Add Mattermost to Start menu, taskbar and system tray
  • (Mac) Add Mattermost to the applications Dock
  • (Linux) Desktop Entry for the application to more easily integrate into a desktop environment

Below is a list of additional resources:

You can download the apps directly from our downloads page. You may also use the following installation guides for Windows, Mac and Linux:

Windows 10+, Windows 8.1+, Windows 7+

  1. Download latest version of the Mattermost desktop app:
  2. From the \Downloads directory right-click on the file mattermost-setup-3.4.1... and select Open.

This will start an installer for the app. Once finished, the Mattermost desktop app will open automatically.

Mac OS X 10.9+

  1. Download latest version of the Mattermost desktop app
  2. From the /Downloads directory, find /mattermost-desktop... folder.
    • If one doesn’t exist, from the /Downloads directory, find a file ending in -osx.tar.gz and double-click on the file. The /mattermost-desktop... folder should now be created.
  3. From the /mattermost-desktop... folder, right-click on Mattermost package and select Open. If you see a dialog to confirm the application, choose Open.

The Mattermost desktop should open automatically.

Linux (Beta)

  1. Download latest version of the Mattermost desktop app:
  2. Extract the archive, then execute Mattermost which is located inside the extracted directory.
  3. If you need a Desktop Entry for the application to integrate into a desktop environment, please refer to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries

To download the unofficial, community-driven .deb packages for the desktop application:

  1. Download latest version of the Mattermost desktop app:
  2. Open a terminal and execute the command sudo dpkg -i mattermost-desktop-<VERSION>-<ARCH>.deb
  3. Open Dash (located at top left corner) and input mattermost, then click the Mattermost icon. The Mattermost desktop should open automatically.