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Install the Clevera desktop app

Install the Clevera desktop app on a Mac or Windows PC: system requirements, where to download it, and the setup steps you see the first time you open it.

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The Clevera desktop app records your screen, your clicks and your voice, then uploads the recording to your Clevera workspace so the AI can turn it into a how-to video, a product demo or an article. This article covers what you need, how to install it on a Mac or a Windows PC, and what you see the first time you open it.

Before you start

  • A Clevera account. You sign in through your browser, so make sure you can sign in at app.clevera.ai first. If you don't have an account, the app's Sign up button opens Clevera in your browser.
  • A role that can record. Workspace owners, Administrators and Content Creators can record. Editors can't start recordings. See Understand workspaces, roles and creator seats.
  • An internet connection. The app needs to reach Clevera to start a recording and uploads it while you record. You can't record offline.

System requirements

Requirement macOS
Operating system macOS 12.3 (Monterey) or later
Processor Apple silicon or Intel
Internet Required to start and upload a recording
Free disk space A few GB for temporary files while a recording uploads
Screen size 2560 × 1440 or smaller recommended

Some features need a newer macOS:

Feature Needs
Record system audio macOS 13 (Ventura) or later
Exclude menu bar from capture macOS 14.2 or later

Download and install the app

  1. Download Clevera for Mac

    Go to https://app.clevera.ai/download/app/mac. A page says Your download is starting... and the disk image (.dmg) downloads. If nothing happens, click Click here to download.

    You can also download it from the web app: wherever Clevera asks you to record your screen, the window Continue from Clevera desktop app has a Download for Mac button.

  2. Move Clevera to Applications

    Open the downloaded file. In the window that appears, drag Clevera onto the Applications folder.

    The Clevera disk image window with the app icon and the Applications folder.
    Drag Clevera onto Applications.

  3. Open Clevera

    Open Clevera from Applications or Launchpad. The app is signed and notarized by Apple, so macOS may only ask you to confirm that you want to open an app downloaded from the internet. Click Open.

    Clevera adds an icon to the menu bar at the top of your screen and, by default, to the Dock.

What happens the first time you open it

Clevera walks you through a short setup. Each step only appears if it still needs doing, so the next time you open the app you land straight on the recording window.

Order What you see What to do
1 Welcome to Clevera, a four-step quick start Click Next through the steps, then Start recording. You can close it with ✕ at any time.
2 Let's get you signed in Click Sign in and finish in your browser. See Sign in to the desktop app.
3 Welcome to Clevera with the permissions Clevera needs Turn on the permissions Clevera needs. See Grant the permissions Clevera needs to record.
4 The recording window Pick what to record and click Start recording.
The Clevera welcome window, step 1 of 4, with a Next button.
The quick start appears the first time you open Clevera.

The four quick-start steps are:

  1. Welcome to Clevera — Clevera turns your screen recordings into narrated videos and articles.
  2. Start recording — choose your display or window and click Start recording.
  3. Perform a task on screen — click through a real task, such as opening a file or filling in a form.
  4. Stop and see the result — click Stop when you're done. Your browser opens Clevera, where your recording is being processed.

To see the quick start again, open More in the recording window and click Quick start.

Open the recording window later

After setup, the recording window opens in the bottom-right corner of your screen. To bring it back:

  • Click the Clevera icon in the Dock, or open Clevera from Applications. If a step of the setup is still missing (for example, you signed out), Clevera shows that step first.
  • Or click the Clevera icon in the menu bar and choose New Recording.

To have Clevera open every time you sign in to your Mac, turn on Launch at login in the app's settings.

Sign in to the desktop appConnect the app to your Clevera account and workspace.Grant the permissions Clevera needs to recordScreen, input, microphone and camera.Record your full screen, a display or an appMake your first recording.Update the desktop appStay on the latest version so you can keep recording.