# Offline laptop use

**URL:** https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045
**Category:** App Help & How-To
**Created:** [March 11, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045 "2026-03-11T14:18:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![K5JZZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k5jzz/32/25971_2.png) [@K5JZZ](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K5JZZ)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045/1 "2026-03-11T14:18:38Z")

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I’ve heard that a desktop app is on the way. In the meantime, is there a way to use a laptop, offline, for POTA activations, or ipad/mobile app only right now?

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### Author: ![K4AZE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/k4aze/32/36274_2.png) [@K4AZE](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/K4AZE)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045/2 "2026-03-11T15:34:11Z")

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@K5JZZ Yes, the initial beta version of the desktop app should be released early next week (hopefully). Yes for now you’ll need to use the mobile app on an ipad/mobile if you’re going to be offline. Once the desktop beta is released you should be able to use it instead. For sure you will be able to once its officially released.

Thanks & 73  
Brad K4AZE

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### Author: ![W4TMA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/w4tma/32/16821_2.png) [@W4TMA](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/W4TMA)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045/3 "2026-03-12T01:41:44Z")

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We can’t wait! Where we set up for some of our contests we are completely off grid, and we prefer using a pc to log. This is great news!

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### Author: ![KC1J](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/kc1j/32/26178_2.png) [@KC1J](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KC1J)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045/4 "2026-03-13T00:58:21Z")

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if you have a macbook, you can load the ipad app on that as well and it’ll work pretty well!

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### Author: ![N5WIN](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n5win/32/21675_2.png) [@N5WIN](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N5WIN)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/offline-laptop-use/45045/5 "2026-03-16T00:27:34Z")

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Awesome! I’ll definitely be looking forward to this 🙂