Installing Pulse

Installing Pulse

Pulse runs on phones, desktops, and in the browser. Install it on whichever devices you use, then sign in with the same account on each — your extension stays in sync everywhere.

The fastest way to start on any device is the web app at pulse.sipstack.com — nothing to install.

Prefer to watch? Install Pulse & sign in walks through installing Pulse and signing in end to end, in about two minutes.

Android

Install Pulse from the Google Play Store:

Get Pulse on Google Play →

Or search for “SIPSTACK Pulse” in the Play Store. Open the app once installed and continue to Signing In.

iOS (iPhone & iPad)

Install Pulse from the Apple App Store:

Get Pulse on the App Store →

Or search for “Pulse Phone by SIPSTACK” in the App Store. Open the app once installed and continue to Signing In.

Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Pulse is available now for Windows and macOS:

• Windows (recommended): Microsoft Store — Get Pulse Phone from the Microsoft Store → It installs without the “Windows protected your PC” warning and stays up to date automatically. The Store app runs the web app in its own window, so it does not ring while it’s closed — if you need to be reachable with Pulse closed, use the direct download below.
• Windows: direct download — for PCs where the Microsoft Store is blocked (common on managed or corporate machines), download and run Pulse-Setup-x64.exe. Windows may warn “Windows protected your PC” — choose More info, then Run anyway.
• macOS (Apple Silicon — M1 and later) — download Pulse-arm64.dmg and drag Pulse to Applications.
• macOS (Intel) — download Pulse-x64.dmg and drag Pulse to Applications.
• Linux — there’s no native installer; use the web app below, which runs Pulse in your browser as a standalone window.

Not sure which Mac you have? Open the Apple menu → About This Mac: a Chip line (Apple M1, M2, …) means Apple Silicon; a Processor line (Intel) means Intel.

Web app (PWA)

You can run Pulse entirely in your browser — no install required:

1. Open pulse.sipstack.com.
2. To keep it handy, install it as an app: in your browser’s menu choose Install / Add to Home Screen. Pulse then opens in its own phone-shaped window like a native app.

The web app is also the recommended option on Linux and anywhere you’d rather not install software.

The web app rings only while it’s open

The web app won’t ring you while it’s closed, so use the Windows, macOS or mobile app if you need to be reachable.

If Pulse is open in more than one browser tab, only one tab rings. The others show Pulse is active in another tab; choose Use here to move ringing to that tab.

Push notifications

Mobile apps and the desktop installers (the Windows direct download and the macOS apps) receive push notifications, so Pulse can ring you and alert you to new messages, faxes, and voicemails even when the app is in the background. The browser web app (PWA) and the Microsoft Store app do not receive background push notifications — keep a Pulse window open, or use a mobile app or desktop installer, if you need to be reachable. Set this up in First-Run Setup.

Next step

Once Pulse is installed, head to Signing In.