Web vs Desktop Feature Parity

The Optuma Web App and the Optuma Desktop App share the same engine and the same Optuma Scripting Language, but the two applications have different feature sets. This page lists the major feature areas and notes where they differ.

This matrix is maintained as the Web App evolves, if something you rely on in the Desktop App isn’t covered here, contact support.

Feature matrix

Area	Desktop	Web
Charts and chart types	✓	✓
Drawing tools	✓	✓
Indicators / Tools	Full library	Full library
Watchlists	✓ (Watchlists, Watchtiles)	✓ (Collections, Custom Lists, Groups)
Scanner	✓	✓
Signal Tests	✓	✓
Backtester	✓	✓
Models / Strategies	✓	✓ (unified Model concept)
Flows (visual node editor)	,	✓
Portfolios	✓	✓
Alerts	✓	✓
Custom Data	✓	✓
RRG	✓	✓
Scripting language	Full	Full (same syntax)
Gann and Astro tools	✓	Planned
Bloomberg data	✓	,
Sharing and collaboration	Limited	✓
Cloud sync of layouts	,	✓ (native)
Offline use	✓	, (browser-based)

Terminology differences

A few concepts have different names between the two apps:

• Workbooks (Desktop) → Workspaces (Web), both refer to the saved set of boards/pages you have open.
• Watchlists (Desktop) → Collections / Custom Lists (Web), Web splits the concept into curated lists (Collections) and your own lists (Custom Lists).
• Charting Page (Desktop) → Board (Web), the container for a set of related charts.

What’s in Web that isn’t in Desktop

• Flows, a visual node editor for building Model logic. Scripts you’d otherwise write by hand can be assembled by wiring nodes together. Available only in the Web App.
• Native cloud sync, your layouts, lists, models, and saved scans follow you across devices automatically.
• Sharing, share Boards, Models, Scans, and Custom Lists with other Optuma users by link or by user.