How do i install find my iPhone on macbook?

I cannot find the Find My iPhone app for installaiton on a desktop or portable mac.  I thought that it exited.  Am I missing something here?

Yes.  You enable it in System Preferences but access it via a browser.
It was a mental lapse.  For some reason I forgot that Find My iPhone/Mac resides at www.icloud.com and I was trying to find it on my MacBook.
Thanks.

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