The OddStorm desktop app

You can arb profitably for months without installing anything, so the real question is when the desktop features start earning their place in your workflow. Here you'll find what each desktop-only feature does in practice, the sign-in gotcha behind most 'no network' complaints, and the honest answer for Mac users.

What the desktop app adds #

Four things live only in the desktop app:

• Navigation (Elite): one click opens the bookmaker and walks straight to the event of the arb. Seconds saved on every placement.
• Back/Lay surebets: the bookmaker-vs-exchange feed with commission and liquidity built into the math.
• Market filters: Settings, then the Filter Markets tab, to choose which market types (1X2, handicaps, totals, corners...) the scanner includes for you.
• Period filters: the Filter Periods tab, to include or exclude first-half and other period markets.

Install and sign in #

Download the installer from the Download page, run it, and sign in with your OddStorm account. The app updates itself; when a new version ships, it tells you.

Using the filters well #

Filters are per-account preferences: what you exclude simply stops appearing, which is how you turn the full firehose into a feed matched to the markets you actually bet and the bookmakers you actually hold.

Remember the filters exist when a specific arb 'is missing': nine times out of ten the market or period is filtered out. The web app has no market/period filtering; if you need bet-type control, the desktop app is the tool.

Mac and Linux #

The desktop app is Windows only. The web app runs fine in any browser on macOS and Linux; users who need the desktop-only features on a Mac run the app inside a Windows virtual machine (Parallels, VMware, VirtualBox), which works without issues.

Where to go next #

The Navigation guide covers the Elite feature in depth, and the Back/Lay guide explains the exchange math the desktop app computes for you.