Install Our Caring Circle on Desktop
If you sit at a computer for work, installing Caring Circle on the desktop makes the difference between "another tab somewhere" and "a real app I can pin to my Dock." Same dashboard, but it opens in its own window, with no browser chrome and a real entry in your Dock or Start menu. Three clicks, about a minute.
Open Caring Circle in Chrome or Edge
Open app.ourcaringcircle.com in Chrome or Edge. Sign in if you haven't already — the install option only appears once the dashboard has loaded.
Click the install icon in the address bar
Look at the right edge of the address bar — to the right of the URL but to the left of the bookmark star. You'll see a small icon that looks like a monitor with a down arrow inside it. Click it.
Click Install in the dialog
A small dialog appears next to the install icon. It shows the Caring Circle logo and name. Click Install.
Use Caring Circle from your Dock or Start menu
Caring Circle opens in its own window — no address bar, no tabs, just the app. On Mac, it gets a Dock entry; on Windows, a Start menu entry; on Linux, an app-launcher entry. Right-click and pin it for one-click access from now on.
Notifications on desktop
Push works in the browser whether or not you install — installing just gives it its own window. To turn it on, go to Settings → Push notifications → Enable push notifications (the dashboard may also offer it with a banner). Accept the prompt and you'll get system-style alerts — at the top-right on Mac, at the bottom-right on Windows — when something needs you, even if the Caring Circle window isn't focused.
Today, push notifications cover activity in your circle: a confirmation when you claim a task, a thank-you when a task you were helping with is completed, a heads-up when the main helper steps back and you were the backup, and a note when someone joins your circle. Settings also shows Reminders and Urgency switches, but nothing is sent under those yet. The notifications guide has the details.
Quiet hours are respected automatically — no pushes between 10 PM and 7 AM in the time zone set in your profile. On Mac, Do Not Disturb / Focus modes also suppress Caring Circle notifications, the same way they suppress Mail or Messages.
macOS Safari (a brief note)
Safari 17 and later on macOS supports a similar flow called Add to Dock: open Caring Circle in Safari, click the Share button in the toolbar, then choose Add to Dock. It gives Caring Circle its own window. Unlike iPhone, push on a Mac doesn't depend on it: Safari 16 and later can deliver push notifications from a regular tab. Chrome or Edge is still the most familiar install path on desktop.
Troubleshooting
I don't see the install icon in the address bar. Three things to check, in order: (1) you're on Chrome or Edge, not Firefox; (2) the page is fully loaded — wait a moment after sign-in; (3) hard-refresh with Ctrl+Shift+R (or Cmd+Shift+R on Mac).
I'm on Firefox. Firefox doesn't support installing web apps on desktop. The cleanest path is to install Chrome or Edge for this one app — both are free, and once Caring Circle is installed it runs in its own window regardless of which browser you use day-to-day for everything else.
I installed but can't find the app. On Mac, look in Applications (or the Dock if you pinned it). On Windows, search the Start menu for "Caring Circle." On Linux, it should appear in your usual application launcher under "Caring Circle."
The app window feels too small / too large. Resize it like any other window — drag the corner. Chrome and Edge remember the size and position for next launch.
How do I uninstall? Inside the Caring Circle window, click the 3-dot menu in the top-right (or use the menu bar on Mac) → Uninstall Caring Circle. Uninstalling never affects your account or data — sign back in from the browser any time.
Still stuck? Email support@ourcaringcircle.com — include your OS and browser version and we'll usually solve it in a single reply.
On a different device?
Each platform's install flow is a little different. Here are the other guides:
Need help we haven't covered? Email support@ourcaringcircle.com — we typically reply within one business day.