Confidant is a single download, signed and notarized for both macOS and Windows.
macOS
Download the
.dmgfrom your account pageOpen the
.dmgand drag Confidant into your Applications folderLaunch Confidant from Applications or Spotlight (Cmd-Space, type "Confidant")
The first time you launch, macOS may briefly show a "verifying" dialog — this is Gatekeeper checking the signature. After the first launch, this doesn't happen again.
If macOS says the app is "from an unidentified developer," you have an outdated copy — please re-download from your account. Our builds are signed and notarized; that warning shouldn't appear.
Windows
Download the
.msiinstaller from your account pageDouble-click the installer and follow the prompts
Confidant installs to your Program Files by default and adds a Start menu shortcut
Launch from the Start menu
If Windows SmartScreen flags the installer, click More info → Run anyway. Our installer is signed; SmartScreen warnings can occur on brand-new releases until the installer builds enough reputation.
After install
You'll see the onboarding wizard the first time you open the app. It walks you through:
Welcome screen
Downloading the transcription engine (~150 MB)
Downloading the note-generation model (~3–5 GB depending on your tier) — this is the big one
Picking your default therapy modality
Optional: turning on app lock (recommended)
Activating your license
Total onboarding time: about 10–15 minutes on a normal connection, mostly waiting for the note-generation model to download. After this, the app works fully offline.
Where Confidant lives on disk
If you ever need to find Confidant's data:
macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/com.confidant.notes/Windows:
%APPDATA%\com.confidant.notes\
That folder contains your encrypted database, audio recordings, and the downloaded model files.
