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Web Dashboard replay, recorded.
The short answer: Both run on the same real-time data, with no speed difference. The Web Dashboard runs in any browser, Mac included, and has all the alerts and filters. TI Pro, the full desktop app, runs on Windows or on a Mac through Parallels and adds Market Explorer, Brokerage Plus, external linking and more than 5 charts at once.
In one minute
The difference, in one minute
Same data, same speed. Our User Guide says there is no speed difference between the two.
Same scans. All the alerts and filters are in the browser version too.
TI Pro does more. Market Explorer, Brokerage Plus, external linking and more than 5 charts are desktop only.
Mac: use the Web Dashboard in any browser, or run TI Pro through Parallels.
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Side by side
Feature
Web Dashboard (browser)
TI Pro (desktop)
Runs on
Any browser: Mac, PC
Windows; Mac through Parallels; or a cloud Windows PC
Alerts and filters
All of them
All of them
Speed
Same
Same
Holly AI Signals (TI Premium)
Yes, entry and exit signals
Yes
Charts at once
Up to 5
More than 5
Market Explorer
No
Yes
Brokerage Plus (trading from the software)
No
Yes
External linking
No
Yes
Sound alerts
Yes, except ticker call-outs
Yes, with ticker call-outs
Graphical indicators and some color coding
Not supported
Yes
Source: the Web Version chapter of the Trade Ideas User Guide, checked October 12, 2026.
Both
What is the same
A real Top List (Screener) built from filters.
The browser version isn't a demo. It runs on the same real-time data, and all the alerts and filters you use to build custom scans are there. If you are on TI Premium, Holly's entry and exit signals show up in the browser too. Top Lists update every 15 seconds in both.
Desktop
What only TI Pro has
TI Pro on the desktop: many windows, many charts.
Market Explorer. Not in the browser version.
Brokerage Plus. The module for placing and managing orders through your broker or the Trade Ideas Simulator from inside the software.
External linking to send symbols to other programs.
More charts. The browser version loads up to 5 charts at a time.
Ticker call-outs in sound alerts, graphical indicators and some color-coding options.
Mac
On a Mac
A Web Dashboard chart in the browser.
There is no macOS download. You have two choices. Use the Web Dashboard in any browser, or run TI Pro, the Windows app, through Parallels. A third route is a Windows PC in the cloud, like Windows 365 or Amazon WorkSpaces: you connect over the internet and use it like a local PC, and it keeps running if your own machine sleeps.
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Which one to use
Key point
Start in the browser. Open a free account with just an email, no card; it runs on 15-minute delayed data and does not expire. Move to TI Pro when you want to trade from the software with Brokerage Plus, use Market Explorer, run more than 5 charts or link to other programs. See plans and pricing.
FAQ
Web vs desktop FAQ
What is the difference between the Trade Ideas web version and the desktop app?
The browser version is slimmer. Per our User Guide, it does not have Market Explorer, the Brokerage Plus module or external linking, it loads up to 5 charts at a time, its sound alerts skip ticker call-outs, and a few color and graphical-indicator options are missing. There is no speed difference.
Is the web version slower than TI Pro?
No. Our User Guide says there is no speed difference between the desktop and web versions.
Does the web version have all the alerts and filters?
Yes. Per our User Guide, all the alerts and filters for building custom scans are in the web version.
Can I get Holly AI Signals in the browser?
Yes, on TI Premium. Our User Guide says Premium users get Holly's entry and exit signals in the web version.
Does TI Pro run on a Mac?
Yes, through Parallels. TI Pro is a Windows app, so on a Mac you run it in Parallels, or on a Windows machine in the cloud such as Windows 365 or Amazon WorkSpaces. The Web Dashboard runs in any browser.
Which one should I start with?
Start in the browser with a free account, just an email, no card. It runs on 15-minute delayed data and does not expire. If you need Brokerage Plus, Market Explorer, more than 5 charts or external linking, use TI Pro.
