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Desktop app
HR Paddy for Windows
Your recruitment workspace in its own window. Post jobs, review AI-scored applicants and run interviews without hunting for a browser tab.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Size
- 115 MB
- Price
- Free
Requires Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit and an internet connection.
HR Paddy
Always up to date
The app loads the latest HR Paddy every time, so there is nothing to update by hand.
Ready for interviews
Camera and microphone work for AI and video interviews, and only for HR Paddy.
Safe by design
Links to other websites open in your normal browser. Payments stay on Paystack.
Installation guide
Install in five steps
It takes about two minutes. No admin rights needed when you install it just for yourself.
- 1
Download the installer
Click Download for Windows above. Your browser saves
HR-Paddy-Setup-1.0.0.exe(115 MB) to your Downloads folder.HR-Paddy-Setup-1.0.0.exe
115 MB · Downloads folder
- 2
Open it and allow it to run
Double-click the file. Because the app is new, Windows may show a blue “Windows protected your PC” message. Click More info, then Run anyway. Your browser may also ask you to Keep the download first.
If you see “Windows protected your PC”
- 1. Click the More info link under the message.
- 2. Check the app shows as HR-Paddy-Setup-1.0.0.exe.
- 3. Click Run anyway.
Only do this for files downloaded from hrpaddy.com.
- 3
Choose who can use it
Pick Only for me (no admin rights needed) or Anyone who uses this computer, then click Next.
- 4
Pick a folder and install
Keep the suggested folder or click Browse, then click Install. It takes under a minute and adds HR Paddy to your desktop and Start menu.
- 5
Sign in to your workspace
HR Paddy opens automatically. Sign in with your usual email and password; everything from the website is already there.
HR Paddy
System requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- About 300 MB of free disk space
- Internet connection
- Webcam and microphone for AI and video interviews (optional)
On a Mac, phone or tablet? Use hrpaddy.com in your browser.
Verify your download
Version 1.0.0, released 31 October 2026. To check a file has not been altered, compare its SHA-256 fingerprint (PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\HR-Paddy-Setup-1.0.0.exe).
- HR-Paddy-Setup-1.0.0.exe · 115 MB
- ddc7e59ce3eaf5bb22599c2cfa0b41b4d43a061bfc36f8cd0aeda6ce261e9387
- HR-Paddy-Portable-1.0.0.exe · 104 MB
- c833a63c1f154b34b5c031b030af1ffacb75187b29bb555180c0ac87a1c33dab
Desktop app questions
Yes. It is the same HR Paddy you use on the web, on your current plan. There is no separate charge.