Use Olto Discovery in your browser
No install, no security prompt, and always the current version. The desktop builds below are an optional preview for people who want a dedicated window.
The Windows and macOS builds are not yet code-signed or notarized, so your operating system will show a one-time warning the first time you open them. That is expected for an unsigned app — the install guide below shows exactly what to click to get past it. Code-signing and notarization are planned before general availability.
Built and published by Velora Biotech LLC straight from source. These desktop builds are unsigned developer previews — the Windows and macOS builds are not yet code-signed / notarized, so your OS shows a one-time first-launch prompt — the guide below shows exactly what to click. The desktop app is optional; for the simplest start Olto Discovery runs right in your browser.
The same app. Minus the browser.
The desktop build is the live platform wrapped in a native shell — not a cut-down copy. Everything you do on the web, in a window that behaves like a real app.
Its own window and icon
A dedicated icon in your dock or taskbar, separate from your browser tabs. It opens straight to your dashboard in a native window that remembers its size and position.
Always the current platform
The window loads the live Olto Discovery app, so every product feature shows up the moment it ships — there is no second, offline copy to reinstall. You only return here when the native shell itself gets a new version.
The same account and sign-in
You sign in inside the window exactly as you do on the web — including two-factor — over the same encrypted TLS connection. It is the web app you already use, in a dedicated frame.
What the desktop app is — and isn’t.
No overstatement. Here is exactly what the desktop build does, where it keeps your data, what it sends, and how to remove it — so you can decide with the facts in front of you.
A thin wrapper of the web app
The desktop app is a small native shell (built with Tauri) that loads the live oltodiscovery.com/dashboard in your operating system’s built-in WebView. There is no separate, bundled copy of the product — you always see exactly what the website shows, which is why nothing is maintained or updated twice.
It needs an internet connection
Because it loads the live site, the app requires a network connection to do anything. With no connection it shows a small “you’re offline” screen with a Retry button — not a cached copy of your work. It is not an offline application.
Where your sign-in and files live
You sign in inside the window just like a browser tab, and the session token is held by your operating system’s WebView storage for oltodiscovery.com — the same place a browser keeps a site’s login — under your user account’s per-app data directory (bundle id com.velorabiotech.oltodiscovery). The shell itself writes just one small local file: the window’s last size and position. Anything you upload travels to the platform over TLS, exactly as on the web.
Telemetry & crash reporting
Same as the web app — the native shell adds none of its own. It registers only two operating-system helpers: one to remember the window’s size and position, and one to open external links in your default browser. Any product analytics or error monitoring is whatever the loaded website already runs, and analytics stay off until you consent.
What it can reach on your machine
The website loaded in the window is granted no native desktop APIs — its capability set is core:default only — so it can reach your files no more than the same site can in Chrome or Safari. The desktop app adds no file pickers, drive access, or system integrations of its own. (This describes the WebView’s permissions, not an audited OS sandbox.)
Supported operating systems
Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit, uses the built-in Edge WebView2); macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer (one universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel); Linux 64-bit (x86_64) with WebKitGTK 4.1 + GTK 3 — the AppImage runs on any distribution, the .deb targets Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives.
Uninstalling & removing your data
Windows: Settings → Apps → Olto Discovery → Uninstall (or the bundled uninstaller). macOS: drag Olto Discovery from Applications to the Trash. Linux: remove the package (sudo apt remove on Debian/Ubuntu) or delete the AppImage file. To also clear the cached sign-in, sign out first — that revokes the session server-side — then delete the app’s com.velorabiotech.oltodiscovery data directory from your user profile.
Signing & notarization are planned
These builds are unsigned. Windows code-signing (removes the SmartScreen prompt) and Apple Developer ID signing + notarization (removes the Gatekeeper block) are planned before general availability. Linux needs no signing.
Up and running in about a minute
Pick your platform. These desktop builds are unsigned developer previews, so your OS shows a one-time first-launch security prompt — each guide shows exactly what to click. Prefer no prompt at all? Olto Discovery also runs right in your browser with no install.
Download the installer
Click Download for Windows. You will get
Olto-Discovery-Windows-x64-Setup.exe(about 1.13 MB).Open the file
Double-click the downloaded
.exefrom your browser’s downloads or your Downloads folder.Get past the Windows security checkpoint
Because the app is brand-new and not yet code-signed, Windows SmartScreen may warn that it is from an “unknown publisher.” This is expected. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Install
It installs just for you — no admin password needed — and adds Start-menu and desktop shortcuts.
Open and sign in
Launch Olto Discovery from your Start menu or desktop, sign in, and you are in.
SmartScreen shows an “unknown publisher” warning the first time you open an unsigned app — this extra step is only needed because the preview isn’t code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway. The installer is published by Velora Biotech LLC.
Download the installer
Click Download for macOS. You will get
Olto-Discovery-macOS-universal.dmg(about 3.4 MB). It is a universal build — one download runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel.Open the disk image
Double-click the downloaded
.dmg, then drag Olto Discovery onto the Applications folder shown in the window.Get past the macOS security checkpoint
Because the app is not notarized by Apple yet, a normal double-click is blocked. Open it once the approved way: in Applications, right-click (or Control-click) Olto Discovery → Open, then click Open in the dialog. You only do this once.
Open and sign in
After that first approval it launches normally from your dock or Launchpad. Sign in, and you are in.
A normal double-click is blocked on the first open of an un-notarized app. Right-click (Control-click) the app in Applications and choose Open — that gives you the Open button a normal double-click does not. Alternatively: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. If macOS instead says the app is “damaged,” clear the download flag in Terminal: xattr -cr "/Applications/Olto Discovery.app", then open it.
Two formats, and no “unverified developer” prompt to click through. The portable AppImage runs on any distribution; the .deb is a smaller native package for Debian, Ubuntu and their derivatives.
AppImage
- 1. Make it executable — right-click → Properties → Permissions → “Allow executing,” or run
chmod +x Olto-Discovery-Linux-x86_64.AppImage. - 2. Run it — double-click it, or run
./Olto-Discovery-Linux-x86_64.AppImage.
Needs FUSE. If you see a libfuse.so.2 error, install it (Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install libfuse2) or run with --appimage-extract-and-run.
Debian & Ubuntu
- 1. Install it — run
sudo apt install ./Olto-Discovery-Linux-amd64.deb(or double-click it to open your software installer). - 2. Launch it — open Olto Discovery from your applications menu.
For Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, elementary and other apt-based distributions.
Questions about the desktop app
Do I even need the desktop app?
No. The recommended way to use Olto Discovery is right in your browser — no install, no security prompt, and always the current version. The desktop app is optional: it gives you a dedicated window and dock/taskbar icon, but it loads the exact same live site. Choose it only if you specifically want the app to live outside your browser tabs.
Is it safe to install?
The installers are built and published by Velora Biotech LLC straight from our source code. Your OS shows a first-launch warning only because these desktop builds are unsigned developer previews (not yet code-signed / notarized) — not because anything is wrong with the app. Inside the window it is the same website loaded in your operating system’s built-in WebView; the loaded site is granted no native desktop APIs beyond a normal browser tab. If you would rather skip the prompt entirely, use the browser version.
Why does my computer warn me on first open?
New apps without a paid signing certificate have not built up reputation with Windows SmartScreen or Apple’s notary service yet, so each shows a one-time notice. On Windows: More info → Run anyway. On macOS: right-click → Open (or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway). Linux has no such prompt. After the first approval, it opens normally. Code-signing and notarization are planned before general availability, which removes the prompt.
Does it work offline?
No. The desktop app is a thin window around the live oltodiscovery.com dashboard, so it needs an internet connection. With no connection it shows a small "you’re offline" screen with a Retry button rather than a cached copy of your work. If you need to work offline, that is not what this build is for.
Does the desktop app collect any extra data about me?
The native shell adds no analytics or crash reporting of its own — it registers only two OS helpers (remember the window’s size/position, and open external links in your system browser). Any analytics or error monitoring is whatever the loaded web app already does, exactly the same as when you visit the site in a browser, and analytics stay off until you consent.
Does the desktop app update itself?
The window shows the live Olto Discovery platform, so every product feature is always current — there is nothing to update for that. When we release a new version of the native shell itself, you download it again from this page. A built-in auto-updater is planned.
Which platforms are supported?
Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit, using the built-in Edge WebView2); macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer (a universal build that runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel); and Linux 64-bit with WebKitGTK 4.1 + GTK 3 (a portable AppImage for any distribution, plus a .deb for Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives). And Olto Discovery runs in any modern browser with no install at all — the simplest way to get started.