Confidant is a single download for 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If macOS says the app is "from an unidentified developer," you have an outdated copy — please re-download from your account.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 Mac builds are signed and notarized; that warning shouldn't appear.
Windows
Download the
Confidant-setup.exeinstaller from your account pageDouble-click the installer and follow the prompts
Launch Confidant from the Start menu
If Windows SmartScreen flags the installer, click More info → Run anyway. SmartScreen warnings are common on new releases until the installer builds enough reputation.
After install
The onboarding wizard opens the first time you launch. It walks you through:
Accepting the license agreement
Your name, practice, and therapy approach
On-device setup — a few quick choices, then one download: the transcription model (about 1.6 GB recommended, or 466 MB), the note-generation model (Standard, about 3.5 GB, or Pro, about 5 GB), and optional speaker separation (about 370 MB on Mac, 30 MB on Windows)
Microphone permission
Starting the 14-day trial, or activating your license if you've already purchased
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. See Completing onboarding for every screen.
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.
