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Mac app

Talkwish for Mac

A native-feeling app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Download for Mac Version 0.1.0 · 231 MB

Talkwish-0.1.0-mac.dmg, released October 22, 2026

One app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs, for macOS 13 Ventura or later. Verify your download.

Prefer not to install anything? Use Talkwish in your browser

What the Mac app adds

  • Rings with the window closed

    Talkwish waits in the menu bar and pops up incoming calls with Answer and Decline.

  • Opens at login

    Have it start quietly when you log in to your Mac, so calls ring after every restart.

  • Phone links open in Talkwish

    Make Talkwish your calling app, and phone numbers you click on websites fill in the dialer once calls to regular numbers start at launch. Nothing dials until you press Call.

  • Signed and notarized

    Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so your Mac can confirm it comes from us.

Install Talkwish

  1. Download the installer

    Select Download for Mac above and save Talkwish-0.1.0-mac.dmg.

  2. Open it

    Open the file from your Downloads folder, then drag Talkwish into the Applications folder.

  3. Start Talkwish

    Open Talkwish from Applications or Launchpad. The first time, macOS asks whether to open an app downloaded from the internet: choose Open. Sign in with your Talkwish account, and allow the microphone when your Mac asks, so people can hear you.

  4. Find it in the menu bar

    When you close the window, Talkwish keeps running in the menu bar at the top of the screen, so calls still ring. Click its icon for settings.

For the menu bar, opening at login, the microphone and more, see Set up the Talkwish desktop app.

What's new and known limits

Version 0.1.0, released October 22, 2026

What's new

  • The first Talkwish app for Mac, one app for Apple silicon and Intel. It uses your Talkwish account, so your calls, messages and contacts are already there when you sign in.
  • Calls ring with the window closed. Talkwish waits in the menu bar and shows incoming calls in a small card with Answer and Decline.
  • Talkwish can open at login, so calls ring after every restart.
  • After your Mac wakes from sleep, or when you unlock it, Talkwish reconnects by itself.

Known limits

  • Quitting Talkwish from the menu bar stops calls ringing on this Mac until you open it again. Closing the window is fine.
  • Calls can't ring while your Mac is asleep or turned off.
  • You can't use Talkwish to call 911 today. Keep a mobile phone or landline for emergencies. Read about emergency calling
  • Calls to regular US and Canada phone numbers start at launch. Until then, you can call and text other Talkwish users by username.
  • Talkwish is for voice calls and texts. There's no video calling.

Verify your download

macOS checks the app's signature and Apple's notarization when you open it. To also check that the download finished and wasn't damaged, compare its SHA-256 checksum: open Terminal in the folder with the file and run the command below, then compare the result with the checksum here.

Talkwish-0.1.0-mac.dmg

Disk image, 231 MB (231,317,630 bytes)

SHA-256

996a0c23d3a2ac2f1c294e451ae1b5d90faf6d4379fed85adcb88de6c9080f56

Terminal

shasum -a 256 Talkwish-0.1.0-mac.dmg

Uninstall

  1. Quit Talkwish: click its icon in the menu bar and choose Quit Talkwish.
  2. Open the Applications folder and drag Talkwish to the Trash.

Your contacts, calls and messages stay in your Talkwish account, so you can keep using them in the web app.

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