Desktop Alerting
Screenshot of a desktop alert
Running on your Mac or Windows computer, Alertus Desktop can display a TuftsAlert message on your computer screen and may be faster than text messaging, email, or telephone.
- Alerts for any campus will be sent to desktop alerting software on all campuses.
- Desktop alerting is one in an array of methods to spread critical information, and it remains important to keep your contact info up to date in TuftsAlert.
Install on a University-owned computer
Please contact the TTS Service Desk to request installation of the software on your university-owned computer.
Install on a personally-owned computer
System requirements for Mac computers
- macOS Yosemite (10.10) or later – macOS Big Ventura(13) supported
- Apple M1 is compatible
- 1 MB free disk space
- Network connectivity to the internet
- Administrative rights to install application
System requirements for Windows computers
- Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11 with .NET 4.5+ installed (installer will prompt to install .NET if not present)
- ~20 MB free disk space
- Network connectivity to the internet
- Administrative rights to install application