Download the PureCloud Softphone

The PureCloud Softphone is for users who wish to use a computer or laptop with a USB headset to make calls. The PureCloud Softphone runs on Windows-based PC’s and laptops. The current version of the PureCloud Softphone is 3036. For backwards compatibility, the previous versions are still supported and available.

Note: The PureCloud Softphone is different from the Genesys Cloud WebRTC phone. For more information, see About Genesys Cloud WebRTC phones.

Prerequisites

See PureCloud Softphone prerequisites for operating system requirements.
For best results, the telephony administrator performs the PureCloud Softphone administration configuration for users before setting up the PureCloud Softphone on users’ computers. This preparation enables the PureCloud Softphone to provision automatically following the PureCloud Softphone installation.

Release notes

For details on the software versions, see SIP softphone release notes.

Download

The download is in an MSI file format.

Installation

Locate and double click the MSI file.
When the Windows User Account Control prompt appears, click Yes.
When prompted to restart Windows, click Yes.

After Windows restarts, you’ll see PureCloud Softphone icon on the desktop.

SoftphoneDesktopIcon

You’ll see PureCloud Softphone icon in Windows taskbar notification area. This indicates that the PureCloud Softphone is ready to use.

Note: The PureCloud Softphone launches each time that you log in to Genesys Cloud. At startup, the PureCloud Softphone automatically downloads its configuration.

Problems?

If your telephony administrator has not yet performed the PureCloud Softphone administration configuration, the following message appears:

SoftphoneStationNotConfigured

In addition, the PureCloud Softphone icon in the taskbar notification appears with red X on top.

Contact the telephony administrator. You may need to run the PureCloud Softphone Provisioning Wizard to complete the installation.