To download the desktop editor, you need the following items:
- An active ScreenSteps account
- A user account with an Admin or a Contributor role
Do you have a Windows computer or a Mac computer?
Download ScreenSteps desktop editor
For information on supported platforms and the current version please visit our downloads page.
Run the installer
When you run the ScreenSteps installer you will be asked to give permission to run the installer. Click Yes.
![Grant permission](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/944/562/original/39b95fdd-2bce-4daf-ae9c-64e497d6eb06.png)
Go Through Installer Dialogs
![Go Through Installer Dialogs](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/944/566/original/2aabc93b-87b5-418d-85d7-fd162adb75ef.png)
Destination Folder
The default destination folder will be ScreenSteps 4.
![Destination Folder](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/944/564/original/741b1b4c-c993-4ba0-8c7d-152bc5c863e5.png)
Launch ScreenSteps
After installation is complete you can launch ScreenSteps.
![Launch ScreenSteps](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/944/556/original/1e50d26e-d55c-4102-9af7-71b949e39b83.png)
Download the ScreenSteps desktop editor
For information on supported platforms and the current version please visit our downloads page.
Open the file and agree to terms
Open DMG File
Open the DMG file you downloaded.
![Open DMG File](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/555/884/original/1808de39-1b29-4f2a-ad5b-a853213a3385.png)
Agree to the End User License Agreement
![Agree to the End User License Agreement](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/555/874/original/84359b6c-9079-47e1-b160-1e818ebc2fab.png)
Add ScreenSteps to your Applications
Drag ScreenSteps Application into Applications Folder
![Drag ScreenSteps Application into Applications Folder](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/944/558/original/b81beafb-a6ca-403e-bfe8-1f119a7056f5.png)
If you have an older version of ScreenSteps installed you will be asked to replace the existing version.
Connect the Desktop Editor to your account
When you first launch the ScreenSteps desktop editor, you will be prompted to enter you ScreenSteps account name (not your username).
Enter your name and click Next.
![Sign in screen](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/299/136/original/2a4cf26d-37a2-4e86-bd02-3559154c88a9.png)
Example
![Example account](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/299/138/original/70303c5b-d5c5-46a6-97bc-a63f3b4b2ec4.png)
Login screen
Next your default web browser will open and you will be taken to your ScreenSteps account. If you are not already logged in then you will be prompted to do so.
Your login screen may look different if your company is using Single Sign-On. Just enter your username and password as you normally would and click the button that is the Log In equivalent.
Connect to Desktop
Open Web Browser App
Once you have successfully logged in you will see this screen. You can now return to the ScreenSteps web browser application to locate an article that you want to edit.
![Successfully connected Desktop](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/299/145/original/fd9362f7-b418-49d6-bb48-fa1f489ebe53.png)