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Desktop app · Windows

HourBoost,
in your tray.

A native window that lives in your system tray. Your games keep idling in our cloud — the app just adds instant control and alerts, even when it's tucked away in the background.

Want the lightest option? In Edge or Chrome, use the browser menu to Install HourBoost. It uses the browser already on your PC.

Download for Windows1.0.0 · one-click installer
macOS — build from source Linux — build from source
Free · works with the same HourBoost account
Lives in the tray

Runs quietly in the background. Close the window — it keeps going.

Launch on startup

Optional — opens hidden in the tray when your PC boots.

Desktop alerts

Get pinged the moment your idler stops, errors, or runs low.

Always current

Loads the live app, so it's never out of date.

Heads up: the installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may say "Windows protected your PC." Click More info → Run anyway to install. The app boosts in the cloud — it doesn't use your PC's resources to idle.

Your download has started

Grab HourBoost Setup.exe from your downloads and run it — it installs in seconds and opens automatically.

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Open HourBoost Setup.exe from your browser's downloads.
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It installs and launches itself — no setup wizard, no admin prompt.
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If Windows SmartScreen warns: More info → Run anyway.
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