Relay
Relay for Windows

Relay keeps ringing with the window closed.

The same app, in a real Windows window. It lives in the notification area, rings when you have closed it, and answers tel: links from anywhere on your computer.

Relay Desktop requires a Relay account. Create yours, it's free — installing alone is not enough.

Download for Windows

Windows 10 and 11 · 64-bit · 114.8 MB · version 0.1.0

Windows will show a warning.

Relay Desktop is not code-signed yet. On first launch, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen shows “Windows protected your PC”. That is expected, and here are the two clicks to make:

  1. 1Click “More info”.
  2. 2Click “Run anyway”.

Code signing requires a yearly subscription we have not taken yet. We would rather tell you here than let you discover it alone in front of the screen. The SHA-256 published below lets you verify your file is really ours.

What a browser tab cannot do.

Calls come in with the window closed

Closing a tab destroys the line and the call is lost. Relay Desktop stays in the notification area and keeps ringing.

Native notifications, and silence on demand

Calls and texts show up like any system notification. Do not disturb mutes them for 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or until morning.

tel: links from anywhere on the computer

A number clicked in Outlook, in Excel or on a website opens Relay and dials.

Global keyboard shortcuts

Answer, hang up, mute — from any application, without going back to the window.

Starts with Windows

Relay launches into the notification area at sign-in. Your line is ready before you are.

Native microphone

No browser permission to grant again every session.

Good to know

The same Relay, in a window.

Same account, same billing, same features as in the browser.

The interface updates itself: new features arrive with no reinstall.

It is neither a separate product nor a separate plan. It is included.

Technical details

Version0.1.0
FileRelay Setup 0.1.0.exe
Size114.8 MB (120,421,726 bytes)
SystemWindows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit (x64)
InstallPer user, no administrator rights
Code signatureNone — see the section above
BaseElectron 44.1.1 (Chromium 152)
SHA-2567a7c39a9118008aa7a204738bc025314edeca06e8aa8521242bf788a761eae79

Frequently asked questions

Create your account, then install.

Signing up is free and takes two minutes. Relay Desktop plugs into it.

No card required · Cancel anytime