1. Make sure it's really ours
Only install the file from this site (brawta.app) or handed to you directly by us. Before you open it, you can prove it's the exact file we built — nothing added, nothing tampered with. Open PowerShell in the folder where you saved it and run:
It prints a long code. It should match this, our published fingerprint for v0.9.85 (capital or lowercase letters don't matter):
2. Windows will warn you — that's expected
When you run the installer, Windows may show a blue box: "Windows protected your PC." Nothing is wrong. It appears because we don't yet hold the code-signing certificate that makes Windows recognise us by name — our company paperwork has now cleared and the certificate itself is being applied for.
Once you've checked the fingerprint above:
Click "More info"
It's the small link in the warning box (it may be hidden until you click).
Click "Run anyway"
The button appears after "More info". The installer then runs normally.
Follow the installer
Choose where to install and finish — same as any Windows app.
3. That's it — and your data stays yours
Brawta runs fully offline. Your companies, employees, pay runs and payslips live on your own computer, not in anyone's cloud. Backups are yours to keep, encrypted, wherever you choose.
Why we're telling you all this
Bigger firms pay for that certificate up front so you never see a warning. We will too — but we'd rather earn your trust than rent it. So instead of hiding the warning, we're showing you how to check the file yourself and decide for yourself. That's the same way we built the app: your data, your machine, your call.
Where the certificate stands
Rather than ask you to take “we’re working on it” on faith, here is the actual sequence. A code-signing certificate is organisation-validated — the issuer checks the company against its registry filings before issuing anything, so step 2 genuinely cannot start until step 1 finishes.
Annual returns lodged and approved, and the Company Status Letter issued by the Registrar of Companies is in hand. That is the document the certificate issuer checks us against.
Step 1 cleared it to start. The issuer now runs its own independent check of the company before it will issue anything, which takes as long as it takes. Once the certificate is issued and the installer is signed, Windows recognises us by name and this warning stops appearing for everyone.
Until then, the fingerprint check above is the stronger test anyway: it proves the exact file, not just the publisher.
Ready when you are.
Download Brawta for Windows, or try the whole thing in your browser first — no install, no sign-up.