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Install the Common Things Web App

Common Things can be installed from a supported browser and used like a regular application. It can open in its own window and may be added to your desktop, Start menu, Home Screen, app launcher or Dock.

Installation is optional. Common Things can also be used directly from a supported browser.

Instructions for your browser

The section for your device opens automatically — open any other to compare.

  1. 1Open Common Things in Google Chrome.
  2. 2Sign in, or open the Common Things Web App.
  3. 3Look for the install icon in the browser address bar.
  4. 4Select Install Common Things.
  5. 5Confirm by selecting Install.
  6. 6Open Common Things from the desktop, Start menu or taskbar.

If you can't see the install icon

  1. 1. Open the Chrome menu.
  2. 2. Look under the app, save or share section.
  3. 3. Select Install Common Things.
  4. 4. Confirm installation.

Browser menu wording may vary depending on the Chrome version.

  1. 1Open Common Things in Microsoft Edge.
  2. 2Look for the app installation icon in the address bar.
  3. 3Select Install.
  4. 4Choose whether to pin it to the Start menu, taskbar or desktop.
  5. 5Launch Common Things as a standalone application.

Using the Edge menu instead

  1. Go to Edge menu → Apps → Install Common Things.

Browser labels may vary between Edge versions.

  1. 1Open Common Things in Chrome.
  2. 2Select the install icon in the address bar.
  3. 3Select Install.
  4. 4Open Common Things from Applications, Launchpad or the Dock.

  1. 1Open Common Things in Safari.
  2. 2Tap the Share button.
  3. 3Scroll down and select Add to Home Screen.
  4. 4Confirm the application name.
  5. 5Tap Add.
  6. 6Open Common Things from the Home Screen.

For the most reliable installation experience on iPhone and iPad, open Common Things in Safari. Other iOS browsers don't all offer Add to Home Screen.

  1. 1Open Common Things in Chrome.
  2. 2Tap the browser menu.
  3. 3Select Install app or Add to Home screen.
  4. 4Confirm installation.
  5. 5Open Common Things from the Home Screen or app drawer.

  1. 1You do not need to install Common Things. You can continue using it directly from a supported browser.
Open Common Things in browser

What installing actually changes

  • An app icon and its own window, without the browser address bar.
  • The same account, the same workbook and the same data — installing doesn't move anything.
  • Expenses you add without a connection are held on the device and sync to your Google Sheet when you're back online. Signing in and anything that reads your Sheet still needs a connection.
  • When a new version is available you'll be offered it — nothing reloads while you're part-way through entering something.

The Web App is a browser-based application, not a native app. If your browser doesn't support installation, everything still works — you just open Common Things the way you would any other site.

Other ways to get Common Things

Available

Android

Install from Google Play on your Android phone or tablet.

Get it on Google Play
Coming soon

iPhone & iPad

The iOS app is on the way. Use the Web App in Safari in the meantime.

Not published yet. In the meantime you can install the Web App on this device.

Available

Web App

Open Common Things in any modern browser, or install it as a Web App.

Open Web AppHow to install

Stuck on a step? Contact support and choose the Installation issue topic.