# Online or download version?

Kickertool 3 comes in two variants of the same app: the **online version** in the browser and the
**download version**, a desktop app you install on Windows, macOS or Linux. Both work the same way and
always have the same version number. The download version brings the complete app with it, so installing
and starting it needs no internet.

There is one app per sport: **Kickertool 3** for table soccer and the **Petanque App**. More sports follow
later. Everything on these pages applies to both.

## The two variants

| | Online version | Download version |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where | In the browser, e.g. [app.kickertool3.de](https://app.kickertool3.de) or [petanque.tournament.app](https://petanque.tournament.app) | Installed app, from [download.tournament.app](https://download.tournament.app) |
| First start | Needs internet | Works without internet |
| Offline | Keeps working offline once loaded | Works offline from the start |
| Updates | Automatic in the background | Automatic in the background (except Flatpak) |
| Tournaments | Stored in the browser | Stored in the app, synced via your account |
| Systems | Any current browser, also tablets and phones | Windows 10/11, macOS, Linux (x64 and ARM64) |

The online version is a web app. After the first visit, the browser keeps a copy and the app keeps running
without internet. That copy can get lost if the browser clears its data, and a new device always needs
internet for the first start.

## Which one should I take?

- **Take the online version** if you have internet at the venue, run the tournament on a tablet or phone,
  or want to try Kickertool quickly.
- **Take the download version** if the venue has no reliable internet, if you want a fixed app on a
  tournament laptop, or if you are used to the installable Kickertool V2.

You can use both. Each one stores its tournaments locally, and sync with your account brings them to the
other, see [Tournament data](/kickertool/desktop/data/).

:::tip[Tournament without internet]
Install the download version at home, start it once and log in. Logging in needs internet once. After that
the app runs at the venue without any connection.
:::

## Online features

Login, sync between devices and live results on the result page need internet, in both variants. Without a
connection the tournament runs locally on this device.

## Next steps

[Install the download version](/kickertool/desktop/install/) on Windows, macOS or Linux.