# Authy Application: Twilio Dem still dey call am authy desktop, twilio authy Twilio, Security Desktop 2FA app wey Twilio don end. The old window na Authy Desktop.exe. Na the phone app remain now. E no be Microsoft Authenticator. ## Wetin you need know Authy Desktop don retire. Na the phone app Twilio still dey support. Twilio end Authy Desktop on 19 March 2024. Authy Desktop.exe na leftover. Microsoft Authenticator na different phone product. Bitwarden TOTP na another vault feature entirely. - **Wetin e be?**: Twilio 2FA. Desktop app don retire **Desktop still dey OK?**: No. EOL 19 March 2024 **Same as Microsoft Authenticator?**: No. Different vendor Feex tok say If Authy Desktop no gree sign in, I go treat am say e don reach end of life for 2024, no be broken GPU. I go move tokens on top phone. I no go call this one Microsoft Authenticator, and I no go invent Feex 2FA sensor. ## Wetin be Authy? Authy na Twilio authenticator. The Windows desktop app don retire. Tokens dey stay inside the phone app wey Twilio still dey ship. ## If you never use am before If you still get Authy Desktop.exe, Twilio don end that Windows app. End of life na 19 March 2024. Na the phone Authy app Twilio still dey support. No go dey find fresh desktop installer as daily 2FA client. Microsoft Authenticator na different vendor and na phone app too. This one no be password manager. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Phone TOTP and push** The supported client na mobile. Microsoft Authenticator na different phone app. **Legacy desktop leftover** Authy Desktop.exe fit still dey on top disk. Twilio talk say e don reach end of life and dem don log desktop users out. **No official export from desktop** Twilio note say the app no get export. To move tokens mean say you go add dem again on top phone or another authenticator. ## Na who e dey for? - People wey their 2FA still dey talk Authy on top phone - Users wey get dead Authy Desktop window after 2024 - Anybody wey no suppose install Microsoft Authenticator dey expect Authy backup ## Current status Desktop app don retire. Phone app remain. This article dey record the Windows leftover. ## How old e be? Authy launch for 2012 and Twilio buy am. The desktop apps reach end of life on 19 March 2024. Current Authy na the mobile app. 2018 Authy Desktop screenshot na retired software. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. Authy iOS / Android Authy Desktop (retired 2024) ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Desktop don retire. Phone OS versions dey follow Twilio mobile listings | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Not applicable on top current Windows. The desktop app don reach end of life | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: None if uninstalled **Account demand**: Phone number tied to Authy ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | Authy Desktop.exe | Retired Windows desktop app | | ----------------- | --------------------------- | ## Startup components Leftover desktop shortcut for logon go only fail. Comot am. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\AppData\Local\Authy Desktop\\ | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ## Common wahala dem ### Desktop login dem reject am Dem expect am after EOL. Twilio invalidate desktop devices. Use the phone app. ### No export button You go add tokens again for each site. Na Twilio documented gap be that, no be Windows file wey you fit copy safely. ## How to get unstuck ### Use the Authy phone app, no be new desktop build from forum Twilio EOL notes dey on top help.twilio.com. Any "Authy Desktop 2026" host no be supported path. ### Add TOTP again for each site if you dey leave Authy Microsoft Authenticator no go receive official Authy desktop export. ### Uninstall leftover Authy Desktop.exe if na only error e dey show Settings > Apps. The phone app na the remaining product. ## Alternatives Microsoft Authenticator or another phone authenticator. Bitwarden if you dey store TOTP inside that vault. Okta Verify if na office work assign that app. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [authy.com/download/ ](https://authy.com/download/)Official installer or vendor page | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [help.twilio.com/articles/115001945683 ](https://help.twilio.com/articles/115001945683)Vendor support | | Official site | [authy.com/ ](https://authy.com/)Start here, no be random exe host | | Desktop EOL guide | [help.twilio.com/articles/22771146070299-End-user-guide-End-of-Life-EOL-for-Twilio-Authy-Desktop-app ](https://help.twilio.com/articles/22771146070299-End-user-guide-End-of-Life-EOL-for-Twilio-Authy-Desktop-app)Wetin Twilio tell desktop users | ## Related hardware The retired desktop app no matter for hardware matter. Na the phone be the device wey matter. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [Bitwarden: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/bitwarden/)[Microsoft Authenticator: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-authenticator/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Authy official site ](https://authy.com/)· Vendor product page - [Authy help ](https://help.twilio.com/articles/115001945683)· Vendor support - [Twilio Authy Desktop EOL ](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/changelog/end-of-life--eol--of-twilio-authy-desktop-apps)· Desktop apps reach EOL on 19 March 2024 - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: Twilio **Category**: Authenticator (desktop retired) **Process**: Authy Desktop.exe **License**: Free. Desktop app don reach end of life **First released**: 2012 **Official site**: [authy.com](https://authy.com/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Legacy Information: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/authy/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)