Install and link the desktop app

The desktop app is how your games reach SC2 Tools. It runs on the PC you play on, reads each replay a few seconds after the game ends and syncs the result to your account. You install it once and link it once.

What you need

• Windows 10 or 11, on the PC where you play StarCraft II.
• A free SC2 Tools account. Sign up first if you don't have one.
• About 220 MB of disk space for the app. Your replays stay where they are.

Install it

1. 1
   Open the Download page on your gaming PC and click the download button.
2. 2
   If the download page can't reach the release server, press Retry or use the GitHub Releases link.
3. 3
   Double-click the installer in your Downloads folder.
4. 4
   If Windows shows a blue Windows protected your PC message, click More info, then Run anyway. The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows warns about it; the warning doesn't mean anything is wrong.
5. 5
   Click Next, then Install. The defaults are fine, and no administrator password is needed.

Link it to your account

1. 1
   The app opens on its own and shows a 6-digit code under Pair this device.
2. 2
   Click Open pairing page. Your browser opens Devices; sign in if it asks. Newer apps fill in the code for you; otherwise enter the code shown in the SC2 Tools window on your PC.
3. 3
   Click Link this PC, check the displayed PC details, and confirm. A prefilled code never links automatically. The page then checks for the app's connection.

The code works for 10 minutes. Use the current code shown by the app. If an older app still shows an expired code, close and reopen it. See Pairing problems if the app is linked but has not checked in.

After that

• The app keeps running in the system tray, next to the clock. Closing its window doesn't stop it.
• New games sync a few seconds after they end. Your older replays already on the PC are uploaded too, newest first.
• It starts with Windows and updates itself, so there's nothing else to do. See The desktop app for its window, tray menu and settings.

More than one PC

Install the app on each PC you play on and pair each one with its own code. They all sync to the same account, and the same game is never counted twice. Devices lists every paired PC with when it was last seen.

Unpair a PC

On Devices, press Unpair next to the PC, read the dialog and confirm. Allow a few seconds for confirmation. It stops syncing; your games already synced stay in your account. To use it again, open the app on that PC and pair it with a new code.