A browser tab is a fragile place to do serious work. It competes with every other open tab, it disappears if the window closes, and it can't interact with the files and tools sitting on your machine. askFinz Desktop takes the full workspace out of the browser and puts it on your computer as a proper application — persistent, focused, and connected to what's already on your device.
It's not a browser tab — and that's the point
Desktop runs as a native application. It opens when your computer starts, stays where you left it, and doesn't disappear behind thirty other tabs. Your work is persistent between sessions, and the application is always a click away rather than something you have to hunt for in a crowded browser window.
For people who spend most of their working day in an AI workspace, this changes the daily rhythm. The workspace is just there, the way a word processor or a code editor is there.
Everything you need in one window
The application is built around three panes you can move between without launching separate apps:
- Browser pane. A full browser view built into the application, so you can read and research without leaving the workspace. Anything you find can go directly into your AI conversation.
- IDE pane. A code editor for anyone writing scripts, automations, or technical documents as part of their work. Edit, run, and get AI assistance on code in the same window.
- Storage pane. Access files from your local machine and your cloud storage in the same place, so the documents you need are never somewhere else.
The AI assistant runs across all three. Ask a question about what's in the browser pane, get help with code in the IDE, or work with a document from storage — without switching applications or copying text between windows.
Stays in sync with your cloud workspace
Desktop is not a disconnected, local-only tool. Your sessions, conversations, and saved work stay in sync with your askFinz cloud workspace, so the work you do on the desktop is waiting for you if you open a browser on another machine. There is one set of work, not a local copy and a cloud copy that gradually drift apart.
Who it's built for
Desktop suits anyone for whom the browser is not quite the right container for deep work:
- Developers and analysts who move between code, data, and documentation all day and want AI assistance woven through that flow rather than in a separate tab.
- Writers and researchers who want a distraction-free environment where documents and AI are side by side.
- People who work with sensitive material and prefer to keep their AI workspace off the general-purpose browser where tracking and session-sharing are harder to control.
A full workspace, not a widget
The idea behind Desktop is the same idea behind the platform as a whole: AI is most useful when it's part of the work, not a tool you reach for separately. For more on how askFinz fits together across surfaces, see one workspace instead of app-switching.
Further reading
- Download and get started: Desktop.
- How the cloud workspace complements the desktop app: AI for wealth & finance teams.