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Setup guide

Five minutes from download to your first recording. Permissions, shortcuts, and connecting your Mac to your account.

Requirements

macOS 26 or later

"Last 15 seconds" recording requires macOS 27.

Apple silicon

M-series Macs. Intel isn't supported.

Installation

  1. 1Download Glide Shot and open the DMG file.
  2. 2Drag Glide Shot into your Applications folder.
  3. 3Open it from Applications. Glide Shot doesn't open a window; its icon appears in the menu bar, next to the clock.

Permissions

On first launch, Glide Shot takes you to each setting in turn. They all live under System Settings › Privacy & Security. Permissions never leave your Mac.

Screen RecordingFor screenshots and recordings.Required
AccessibilityFor global shortcuts and click and keystroke overlays.Required
MicrophoneIf you want your voice in recordings.Optional
CameraFor the camera bubble.Optional
After you grant Screen Recording, macOS asks to reopen the app. Choose Quit & Reopen and the permission takes effect.

Shortcuts

On first launch, Glide Shot takes over the macOS ⇧⌘3, ⇧⌘4, and ⇧⌘5 shortcuts. You can change any of them in Settings › Shortcuts.

Full screen⇧⌘3
Select area⇧⌘4
Record screen⇧⌘5
Capture history⇧⌘7

Connect your Mac to your account

To use Pro, connect your Mac to your account. Each account can have up to 3 Macs.

  1. In Glide Shot, open Settings › Account and click Sign in with browser.
  2. Enter your email on the page that opens, then open the link we send you on the same Mac.
  3. When your browser asks, confirm Open Glide Shot. Your Mac then shows up on your account page.

Troubleshooting

I granted permission, but recordings come out black

Quit Glide Shot completely (menu bar › Quit) and open it again. macOS only applies the Screen Recording permission after the app restarts.

Nothing happens when I press a shortcut

Another app (CleanShot X, for example) may be using the same shortcut. Quit that app, or pick a different key in Settings › Shortcuts.

I want my old macOS shortcuts back

Turn them back on in System Settings › Keyboard › Keyboard Shortcuts › Screenshots, then change those shortcuts in Glide Shot.

I can't connect my new Mac

Each account can have up to 3 Macs. Remove one you no longer use from your account page. Macs not seen for 90 days are removed automatically.

I bought Pro, but it's not showing up

Open Settings › Account in Glide Shot and make sure you're signed in with the email you used to buy. Your license works offline for 14 days and renews once you're back online.

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