Getting Started

Install Macrolog

Macrolog is a Progressive Web App — add it to your home screen and it behaves just like a native app. Pick your browser below for step-by-step instructions.

Open the app in Safari

Visit macroslog.co.uk in Safari on your iPhone or iPad.

Tap the Share button

It's the box with an arrow pointing up, in the bottom toolbar.

Tap "Add to Home Screen"

Scroll down the share sheet until you find it.

Tap "Add"

Confirm with the Add button in the top right. Macrolog now lives on your home screen.

Safari — Add to Home Screen

Open the app in Chrome

Visit macroslog.co.uk in Chrome on Android or desktop.

Open the menu

Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right.

Choose install

Tap "Add to Home Screen" on Android, or "Install Macrolog…" on desktop.

Confirm

Tap "Add" or "Install" to finish.

Chrome — Install

Open the app in Edge

Visit macroslog.co.uk in Microsoft Edge.

Open the menu

Tap the three-dot menu.

Choose install

Tap "Add to phone" or "Install site as app".

Confirm

Confirm to add Macrolog to your device.

Edge — Install site as app

Open the app in Samsung Internet

Visit macroslog.co.uk in Samsung Internet.

Open the menu

Tap the menu (three horizontal lines).

Add page to home screen

Tap "Add page to" → "Home screen".

Samsung — Add page to Home screen

Firefox doesn't support installing PWAs

Firefox on Android and iOS does not currently support installing Progressive Web Apps to the home screen.

Use Chrome or Safari instead

For the best experience, open macroslog.co.uk in Chrome (Android) or Safari (iOS) and follow those steps.

Firefox — not supported
Once installed

Lives on your home screen

The app opens full-screen from your home screen, just like any native app — no browser chrome.

Works offline

Your data is saved locally on your device, so logging works even without a connection.

Updates silently

New versions download in the background — you always have the latest without an app store.