> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.doe.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Desktop App

> Run Doe as a native app and sync local folders with Desktop Vault

Doe is available as a desktop app for **macOS** (Apple silicon and Intel), **Windows**, and **Linux**. It runs the same workspace as [dashboard.doe.so](https://dashboard.doe.so) with a native window and automatic updates, and it unlocks one capability the browser cannot offer: syncing folders from your computer into the Library.

Download the desktop app, sign in with your Doe account, and you are in the same workspace you use on the web. The app keeps itself up to date automatically.

On mobile, the web app is fully responsive and installable to your home screen, and you can also work with Doe over [text, email, and Slack](/essentials/channels).

## Desktop Vault

Desktop Vault watches folders you choose on your computer and mirrors them into a **Desktop** folder in your Library, where the files are indexed for search and available to agents like any other upload.

| Behavior           | Details                                                                                             |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| What syncs         | Documents, spreadsheets, Markdown, JSON, CSV, and images up to 50MB per file                        |
| What's skipped     | Development folders such as `node_modules` and `.git`, hidden files, temp files, and app bundles    |
| Where it lands     | A **Desktop** Library folder with a subfolder per synced root                                       |
| Protection         | Synced folders are managed by Desktop Vault and protected from accidental move, rename, or deletion |
| Pause and resume   | Pause syncing at any time from settings                                                             |
| Releasing a folder | Removing a watched folder stops syncing but keeps the files already in the Library                  |

Manage Desktop Vault from **Settings -> Storage** (where available) on the desktop app.

```text theme={null}
Search the synced Contracts folder for renewal language and build a review workbook.
```

<Tip>
  Point Desktop Vault at the folders your team actually works from, such as a contracts folder or an exports directory, and recurring Loops can pick up new files automatically as they appear.
</Tip>

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  <Card title="Working with Files" href="/essentials/files">
    How the Library organizes and indexes files
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search" href="/essentials/search">
    Search file contents across the Library
  </Card>
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