Cliqer v3
Cliqer v3 is the new desktop app for macOS and Windows. One app runs your room, your timer, your screen share and the Studio production mixer.
Cliqer v3 is the desktop app you run on the computer that holds your slides. It opens your room, shows who has joined, passes every presenter's Next and Back to your slideshow, shares your screen, runs the timer and, with Studio, mixes cameras, screens and video calls into one program.
It is one app with many windows:
| Window | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Main window | Sign in, the room link and QR code, the presenters list, the timer card and the Previous and Next slide buttons. |
| Studio | The production mixer: inputs, Preview and Program, transitions, scenes, audio and outputs. |
| Timer | A full-screen timer you can put on a stage monitor. |
| Share | Choose which display, window or source the room sees. |
| Chat | Talk to one presenter or to everyone in the room. |
| Settings | Every preference of the app. |
| External Control | Assign keys, MIDI, OSC and HID controls to Studio and room actions. See External Control. |
| Logs | What the app has been doing, for support. See Logs. |
Cliqer v3 needs macOS 15 or later, or Windows 11 (build 22000 or later). Windows 10 stays on the previous Cliqer desktop app. Start with Getting started.
What is different from Cliqer v2
- A new app for each system. Cliqer v3 is built for macOS and for Windows 11 rather than shared between them, so windows, menus, materials and system permissions follow each platform.
- Two layouts for the main window. On first launch you choose the Classic panel, a narrow panel that sits beside your slides, or a wider layout with a navigation list: Split View on macOS, Windows layout on Windows. You can change it later in Settings.
- Glass look. Cliqer uses Liquid Glass on macOS 26 and later, and Acrylic or Mica on Windows. In Settings you pick Glass: System, Clear, Frosted or Off, on every plan.
- Studio in its own window. Studio opens in a separate window with a panel layout you can rearrange, scenes with a Scene Editor, an audio mixer with buses, a Multiview, and Record, Stream, virtual camera and NDI outputs. See Studio.
- Pair a Device. Pair a phone or tablet running Cliqer Remote from the Pair a Device window. See Cliqer Remote.
- Same rooms, same sign-in. Presenters join your room from the room link in a browser or from Cliqer Remote. You sign in with the licence key or account you already have.
How the pieces connect
Presenters reach your room through the room link or QR code. The Cliqer app is the one place that holds the room: it receives their clicks, drives your slides, and sends the screen or the Studio program back to the room.
macOS and Windows at a glance
This table lists what the current builds do. "No" means the feature is not available on that platform yet.
| Name | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Classic panel and second main layout | YesClassic Panel, Split View | YesClassic, Windows layout |
| Menu bar with shortcuts | Yes | YesMenu bar in the Windows layout and the Studio window, one Menu button in Classic |
| Glass window material | YesLiquid Glass on macOS 26+ | YesSystem and Frosted use Acrylic, Clear uses Mica, Off is solid |
| Room link, QR code, presenters list | Yes | Yes |
| Share a display or window | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual screen | Yes | YesOne administrator prompt the first time |
| Slide control: focused window, PowerPoint, Google Slides | Yes | Yes |
| Slide control: Keynote | Yes | NoKeynote is a Mac app |
| Slide control: vMix | No | YesListed once vMix was running at launch |
| Timer window and timer over NDI | Yes | YesNo NDI on Windows on Arm |
| Timer direction (counts up or down) | Yes | YesSettings > Timer: Counts |
| Drawing and laser on the shared screen | Yes | Yes |
| Pair a Device (Cliqer Remote) | Yes | Yes |
| Chat window | Yes | Yes |
| System notifications | Yes | YesJoin request toast only while Notifications is on |
| Studio: display, camera and NDI inputs | Yes | YesNo NDI on Windows on Arm |
| Studio: media file, image, colour inputs | Yes | Yes |
| Studio: add a video call input | Yes | YesAdd Input, Video Call: invite a presenter |
| Studio: scenes and Scene Editor | Yes | Yes |
| Studio: Record, Stream, virtual camera, MultiCorder | Yes | Yes |
| External Control (keys, MIDI, OSC, HID, Tally) | Yes | Yes |
| Logs window | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-in lock | YesTouch ID | YesWindows Hello |
| Hide Cliqer from screen capture | Yes | Yes |
| Permissions checklist | YesSeven permissions | Not needed |
| Automatic updates | Yes | PartlyChecks at launch and daily; when the room is quiet a prompt offers Install and restart or Later |
- YesYes
- NoNo
- PartlyPartly