Install

Ensō runs everywhere from one account. Install it on as many devices as you like — they all stay in sync, and each one works fully offline.

Platform	How you get it
Web	app.ensoapp.io — nothing to install
Windows	Installer from ensoapp.io/download
macOS	Disk image (Apple Silicon and Intel) from ensoapp.io/download
iPhone / iPad	Web app, added to the Home Screen from Safari
Android	Web app, added to the Home Screen from Chrome
Linux	Use the web app — there’s no Linux desktop build yet

Web

Open app.ensoapp.io in any modern browser and log in. The web app keeps a full local copy of your data in the browser, so it keeps working when you lose your connection — you can read and edit everything, and changes sync when you’re back online.

Tip

Want an app-like window without the desktop installer? On your phone, use Add to Home Screen (below). On a desktop browser you can keep the tab pinned or bookmarked.

Windows

1. Go to ensoapp.io/download and click Download for Windows.
2. Run the downloaded installer. It installs per-user, so no administrator prompt is needed.
3. Launch Ensō and log in.

Note

“Windows protected your PC” — the installer isn’t yet code-signed with a paid certificate, so SmartScreen shows a warning on first install. Click More info, then Run anyway. You only see this on the manual install; updates afterwards are delivered in-app with their own signature check.

macOS

One download covers both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

1. Go to ensoapp.io/download and click Download for macOS.
2. Open the disk image and drag Ensō to Applications.
3. Launch Ensō from Applications and log in.

Caution

Run Ensō from your Applications folder, not straight from the mounted disk image. The disk image is read-only, so an app launched from it can’t install updates.

iPhone and iPad

Ensō installs as a full-screen Home Screen app from Safari:

1. Open app.ensoapp.io in Safari and log in.
2. Tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen, then Add.
3. Open Ensō from your Home Screen. It runs full-screen, without the Safari toolbar, and works offline.

Data you create in the Home Screen app is stored with that app, separately from the Safari tab — so do your work in one or the other, and let sync keep them in step.

Android

1. Open app.ensoapp.io in Chrome and log in.
2. Open the browser menu (⋮) and choose Add to Home screen (on some versions, Install app).
3. Open Ensō from your Home Screen.

Updates

Desktop (Windows and macOS): the app checks for a new version every time it launches. When one is available, a button appears at the bottom of the left rail: Update to vX.Y.Z — restart. Click it and Ensō downloads the update, verifies its signature, installs it, and relaunches. There’s nothing else to do — you never need to re-download the installer.

Web and phone: there is no update button. The web app is updated on the server, and you get the latest version the next time the app loads. If a Home Screen app seems stale, close it fully and reopen it.

The version you’re running is shown at the bottom of Settings (the “Ensō vX.Y.Z” line).

Next

• Getting started — a quick tour of the suite.
• Use Ensō on two devices — install on a second device and watch sync do its job.
• Sync and offline — what happens when you’re disconnected.