<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">The installation on macOS and Windows is a simple automated process.</p>
<h3>Step 1</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">To install Traqq on a Mac, download the file and open it from the Downloads folder, then follow the on-screen prompts.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">To install on Windows, click on the file and allow Traqq to make changes to your computer, then follow the on-screen prompts.<img src="/upload/editor/mceclip6.png"></p>
<h3>Step 2</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Launch the app and follow the directions to input your personal Traqq app key.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-17_12:37:15_step 2(12)(1).png"></p>
<h3>Step 3</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Clicking the Traqq icon will bring up the app menu, and clicking the timer will start/stop time tracking. You will see requests to enable access as you run the app. You must enable all access options for accurate tracking of your work activity and other required data.</p>
<p><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-17_12:37:53_Step(1).png" alt=""></p>

See how you can quickly install Traqq app in just 2 minutes! The guide works for both macOS and Windows devices. Just install it, sign in and click start!

Installing the Traqq desktop app on macOS and Windows

<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">To track your time and activity, you will need to download and install the official Traqq application.</p>
<h3>Step 1</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Go to the <a href="//app.traqq.com/desktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download tab.</a></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-17_08:11:31_Step 8(1).png" alt=""></p>
<h3>Step 2</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Choose your operating system.<br><br><strong>Note:</strong> Traqq currently runs on Windows 8.1 and newer, on macOS 10.15 Catalina and newer, and on Linux versions from 2020 and newer.</p>

After successfully registering or signing in, you can download the Traqq application by clicking on the downloads tab. The app will download to your computer.

Downloading the Traqq desktop app

<h2 id="macos">macOS</h2>
<h3><br>Step 1</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Close the application by clicking on the app icon, then on the 'Quit Traqq' option.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><img src="/upload/editor/Step 1 mac.png" alt=""></p>
<h3>Step 2</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Go to the Applications folder and Delete Traqq by choosing the 'Move to Bin' option on it.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><img src="/upload/editor/Step 2 mac.png" alt=""></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2 id="windows">Windows</h2>
<h3><br>Step 1</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Click on the Start button in the bottom-left corner of your computer screen &rarr; click on 'Settings' (the gear icon) &rarr; click on 'Apps' to open the list of installed applications.</p>
<p><img src="/upload/editor/20[DA3.3].png" alt=""></p>
<h3>Step 2</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Find Traqq, click the 'Uninstall' button on it, and follow the uninstall wizard instructions.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><img src="/upload/support/post/e032589682-rectangle-12.png" alt=""></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Linux</h2>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">To remove the Traqq app, run the following command:</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">For OpenSuse</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><em>sudo zypper remove traqq -y</em></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">for Fedora&nbsp;</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><em>sudo yum remove traqq</em></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">for Ubuntu&nbsp;</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><em>sudo apt remove traqq</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

See how you can uninstall the Traqq desktop app using this step-by-step guide. The steps work for both Windows devices and macOS.

Uninstalling the Traqq desktop app

<h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Step 1</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">Click on your Traqq icon in the taskbar and select Preferences/Settings.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/Step 1.png" alt=""></p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Step 2</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">Go to the notifications tab to adjust desktop notifications.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:26:29_Step 2(5).png" alt=""></p>
<h3><strong>Step 3</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">To get notified of the tracker&rsquo;s activity status, select 'Notify when tracking is started or stopped'.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:26:46_Step 3(2).png" alt=""></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Step 4</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">To get notified of every tracked hour, select 'Notify of tracked time every hour'.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:27:21_Step 5(2).png" alt=""></p>
<h3><strong>Step 5</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">To get notified of break times, select 'Remind me to take a break when I&rsquo;ve worked non-stop for X hours'. You can customize the number of hours.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:27:36_Step 6(2).png" alt=""></p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Step 6</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">To get notified of idle time, check the box next to 'If I&rsquo;m idle for X min' and select the number of minutes. Then choose what you&rsquo;d like Traqq to do: pause time tracking or just notify you.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><strong><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:27:48_Step 7(1).png" alt=""></strong></p>
<h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Step 7</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">To get notified of your tracker being off during work hours, select 'Notify if I&rsquo;ve been active with timer off for X min'. You can customize the number of minutes.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:28:05_Step 8(1).png" alt=""></p>
<h3><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>Step 8</strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">Choose the working days and hours for the reminder to be active.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr"><img src="/upload/editor/2024-07-04_10:28:16_Step 9(1).png" alt=""></p>

Traqq allows users to customize a number of usability options to make the app more convenient for them. The ‘Preferences’/‘Settings’ menu in the desktop app allows users to change

Notifications

<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg" dir="ltr">For enterprise clients, you can <a href="https://traqq.com/contact">contact our support </a>and request the MSI mass-deployer. The deployer allows you to bulk install Traqq on all the corporate computers at once.</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">&nbsp;</p>

Mass MSI install Traqq on multiple devices

Bulk Installation of Traqq

<h2>OpenSuse</h2>
<h3>Step 1&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Update all packages by running the following command:</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f59a06b5-7fff-f7e4-2bb8-8fe05b0e509d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo zypper update</span></strong></p>
<h3>Step 2&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Proceed with installing the application.<br>The app has to be installed with Admin privileges (you will need to enter the Admin password). Run the following command in the terminal:</strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-db6fb589-7fff-aa7d-77b4-f64fc166361e" style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-20c0c060-7fff-dae1-1195-80bfe99578f2" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo zypper install ./Traqq.1.1.0.X.opensuse.rpm -y</span></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:33:39_Step 1 Linux.png" alt=""></span></strong></strong></p>
<h3>Step 3&nbsp; <strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><br></strong></strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Confirm the installation of additional packages. To do that, press the &lsquo;y&rsquo; key and hit Enter:</strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:33:51_Step 2 Linux.png" alt=""></strong></strong></p>
<h3>Step 4&nbsp; <strong style="font-weight: normal;"><br></strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">When you see the following message, click the &lsquo;i&rsquo; key to continue:</strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:34:01_Step 3 Linux.png" alt=""></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">The application will be installed in the folder at /usr/bin/Traqq/Traqq, and the Traqq icon will be added to the quick launcher.</strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:34:12_Step 4 Linux.png" alt=""></strong></p>
<h2>Fedora</h2>
<h3>Step 1&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Update all packages by running the following command:</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f59a06b5-7fff-f7e4-2bb8-8fe05b0e509d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-74695f98-7fff-a83b-f783-1758cbf03d44" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo yum update</span></strong></span></strong></p>
<h3>Step 2&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Proceed with installing the application.<br>The app has to be installed with Admin privileges (you will need to enter the Admin password). Run the following command in the terminal:<br></strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-db6fb589-7fff-aa7d-77b4-f64fc166361e" style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-20c0c060-7fff-dae1-1195-80bfe99578f2" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo yum install ./Traqq.1.0.0.X.fedora.rpm</span></strong></strong></p>
<h2>Ubuntu</h2>
<h3>Step 1&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">Update all packages by running the following command:</p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f59a06b5-7fff-f7e4-2bb8-8fe05b0e509d" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-74695f98-7fff-a83b-f783-1758cbf03d44" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-72b79d12-7fff-9684-5d1a-b95e89eafa88" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo apt update</span></strong></span></strong></span></strong></p>
<h3>Step 2&nbsp;</h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Proceed with installing the application.<br>The app has to be installed with Admin privileges (you will need to enter the Admin password). Run the following command in the terminal:<br></strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-db6fb589-7fff-aa7d-77b4-f64fc166361e" style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">For 23.04+</strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-20c0c060-7fff-dae1-1195-80bfe99578f2" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a2751ecb-7fff-c444-a334-a823e9fe0f38" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo apt install ./Traqq.1.0.0.X.ubuntu.deb </span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-a2751ecb-7fff-c444-a334-a823e9fe0f38" style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">For 23.04</strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sudo apt install ./Traqq.1.0.0.8.ubuntu22.deb</span></strong></span></strong></strong></p>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Courier New',monospace; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:34:46_Step 6 Linux.png" alt=""></span></strong></span></strong></strong></p>
<h3>Step 3&nbsp; <strong style="font-weight: normal;"><br></strong></h3>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Confirm the installation of additional packages. To do that, press the &lsquo;y&rsquo; key and hit Enter:</strong></p>
<h3><img src="/upload/editor/2023-11-22_08:35:41_Step 7 Linux.png" alt=""></h3>
<h2><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><strong id="docs-internal-guid-1e5b9a52-7fff-c307-3bef-aa2dcd2a00af" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</span></strong></strong></h2>
<p class="paragraph paragraph_lg">&nbsp;</p>

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Installing the Traqq desktop app on macOS and Windows

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