Install the Katmai App on Your Dock, Taskbar, or Desktop

If Katmai is part of your daily workflow, adding it as an app helps you:

• keep Katmai visible
• avoid losing it in open browser tabs
• launch your office faster
• treat Katmai more like a true workspace

Let's start with a quick question: 

Which Katmai page should I install?

Option 1, Install your main virtual office

Use this if you primarily work from one Katmai office or space. (Best for most users.)

1. Open your main Katmai office.
2. Install that page as an app.
3. Launch directly into that space from your Dock, taskbar, or desktop.

Option 2, Install your Katmai dashboard

Best if you regularly move between multiple Katmai spaces.

1. Go to your Katmai dashboard.
2. Install the dashboard as an app.
3. Launch into the dashboard and choose the space you want.

You can also reach your dashboard anytime by going to app.katmaitech.com.

Getting back to your dashboard from a space

If you install your main virtual office but later need to access other spaces:

1. Click the mountain icon in the top-left of your Katmai screen.
2. Click Exit Space on the far right of the toolbar that opens.
3. You’ll return to your dashboard.

You can also go directly to app.katmaitech.com.

Browser Instructions

Chrome

Chrome supports installing websites as apps on desktop. Google’s instructions are: open the site, click the three-dot menu, choose Cast, save, and share, then Install page as app. Some sites may also show an install icon in the address bar.

Steps

1. Open Katmai in Chrome.
2. Go to either your main virtual office or your Katmai dashboard.
3. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right.
4. Select Cast, save, and share.
5. Click Install page as app.
6. Name it “Katmai.”
7. Click Install.

Katmai will now open in its own app-style window and can be pinned to your Dock or taskbar.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge also supports installing websites as apps. Microsoft’s instructions are to open the site, then go to Settings and more, Apps, and Install this site as an app.

Steps

1. Open Katmai in Edge.
2. Go to either your main virtual office or your Katmai dashboard.
3. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right.
4. Select Apps.
5. Click Install this site as an app.
6. Name it “Katmai.”
7. Click Install.

Katmai will now appear like a standalone app and can be pinned to your taskbar.

Safari on Mac

Safari supports turning websites into web apps on macOS Sonoma 14 or later. Apple calls this Add to Dock. Once added, the web app appears in the Dock and Spotlight Applications, opens in its own simplified window, and can receive notifications like an app.

Steps

1. Open Katmai in Safari.
2. Go to either your main virtual office or your Katmai dashboard.
3. From the menu bar, click File.
4. Select Add to Dock.
5. Name it “Katmai.”
6. Click Add.

You can also click the Share button in Safari and choose Add to Dock.

Katmai will now appear in your Dock as a web app.

Firefox

Firefox support depends on your operating system.

Firefox on Windows

Firefox for Windows now supports pinning sites to the taskbar and running them as web apps. These open in their own window and can be pinned to the Windows taskbar.

Steps

1. Open Katmai in Firefox on Windows.
2. Go to either your main virtual office or your Katmai dashboard.
3. Use Firefox’s web app / taskbar option to pin the site.
4. Launch Katmai from the taskbar.

Firefox on Mac

Firefox on Mac does not currently offer the same simple native “install as app” flow as Chrome, Edge, or Safari.

For the best app-style Katmai experience on Mac, use:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Safari Add to Dock

Recommended Browser

For the most consistent app-style Katmai experience, we recommend:

1. Chrome
2. Edge
3. Safari on macOS Sonoma or later
4. Firefox on Windows

Mobile Setup (Optional, Great for On-the-Go Access)

Katmai is desktop-first, but mobile is a great way to quickly join meetings when you’re away from your computer.

iPhone / iPad (Safari)

1. Open Katmai in Safari
2. Tap the Share icon
3. Tap Add to Home Screen
4. Name it “Katmai”
5. Tap Add

Katmai will appear on your home screen and open fullscreen like an app.

Android (Chrome)

1. Open Katmai in Chrome
2. Tap the three-dot menu
3. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app
4. Confirm

Katmai will appear as an app on your home screen.

Summary

You can use Katmai directly in your browser, or you can add it to your Dock, taskbar, desktop, or home screen for faster access.

For most users:

• install your main virtual office on desktop
• optionally add Katmai to your phone for quick access on the go

This setup keeps Katmai visible, accessible, and ready whenever you need it.