> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.dialbird.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> What Dialbird is, what you can do with it, and how to find your way around these guides.

Dialbird is your business phone system, run from your computer and your phone instead of a handset on the desk. Calls, texts, voicemail, and your whole team sharing the same numbers all live in one place, so you can pick up wherever you happen to be.

There's no hardware to buy and nothing to wire in. You get a proper business number, and it rings in your browser at your desk and in the app in your pocket. When you're out on a job, a customer calling your business number reaches you just the same.

## What you can do with it

* **Make and take calls** from a proper business number, on your computer or your mobile.
* **Text your customers**, send photos and quotes, and save the replies you use a lot.
* **Share numbers with your team**, so whoever is free picks up.
* **Route calls automatically** with call flows: business hours, menus, and voicemail.
* **Keep everything together**, with calls, texts, voicemail, and contacts in one inbox.

## Where Dialbird runs

You use Dialbird in two places, and they stay in step with each other:

* **On your computer**, in your web browser. There's nothing to install.
* **On your phone**, with the app for iPhone and Android.

Start a text at your desk and finish it from the van. It's the same account either way. See [Install the apps](/getting-started/install-apps).

## Getting set up

If you're brand new, these steps get you up and running:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up and get a number">
    Create your account and pick your first business number. See [Sign up](/getting-started/sign-up).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Or join your team">
    If a colleague already uses Dialbird, they can invite you instead. See [Join a workspace](/getting-started/join-a-workspace).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install the apps">
    Sign in on your computer and your phone. See [Install the apps](/getting-started/install-apps).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Bring your number, or register to text">
    Move an existing number across with [porting](/getting-started/porting/overview), and if you'll text US customers, complete [carrier registration](/getting-started/carrier-registration/overview).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Finding your way around these guides

* **Getting Started:** set up your account, get a number, and install the apps.
* **Essentials:** the day-to-day, including calling, texting, contacts, your inbox, and your team.
* **Account & Administration:** your details, your team, and billing.
* **Troubleshooting:** fixes for the common snags.

## Need a hand?

If you can't find what you're after, our team is happy to help. See [Submit a request](/support/submit-a-request) or [Chat with us](/support/chat-with-us).