Install
Download Cliqer from https://cliqer.io/download, pick the download for your system, and follow the steps below.
Install and first launch
- Download Cliqer for Mac and install it as you would any Mac app.
- Open Cliqer. The Welcome to Cliqer window appears. Press Get Started, or Skip.
- How Will You Use Cliqer? Pick Classic or Studio, then Next. Back returns to the welcome page.
- Allow Cliqer to work with your Mac. This page shows only while Screen Recording or Accessibility is still missing. Continue stays off until both are granted. See Permissions.
- Sign in. See Sign in. The tour starts once you are signed in.
You can reopen the permissions checklist any time from Cliqer > Permissions….
- Download Cliqer for Windows and run the installer. On the last page you can start Cliqer and choose Create desktop shortcut.
- The Welcome to Cliqer window appears. Press Get Started, or Skip.
- How Will You Use Cliqer? Pick Classic or Studio, then Next. Back returns to the welcome page.
- Sign in. See Sign in. The tour starts once you are signed in.
Windows asks for no permission up front. Camera and microphone follow your Windows privacy settings.
The installer replaces an earlier Cliqer install, including the previous MSI one. The Arm64 build has no NDI.
Classic or Studio
| Choice | What you get |
|---|---|
| Classic | The compact Cliqer panel beside your slides, for presenting. |
| Studio | A full window with the Studio, for mixing and streaming live shows. |
Your choice sets the main window's layout. You can switch at any time in Settings. If your plan has no Studio, the Studio card reads Needs Studio, and the tour runs the Classic stops in the Classic layout.
To see the guide again, choose Help > Welcome to Cliqer.
The guided tour
The window dims and a bubble points at the real control. Each bubble shows a counter such as "2 of 4", Next (Done on the last), Skip, and Learn More, which opens the page on this site that explains the control. A stop whose control is not on screen is left out. Escape or Skip ends the tour. The last bubble says: "Open this guide again from Help > Welcome to Cliqer."
Classic stops
| Stop | What it says |
|---|---|
| Your Room | Your room has a code that presenters join with. Make a fresh one any time with New Room Code. |
| Invite Presenters | Use Copy Room Link or Show QR Code. Presenters need nothing but a browser, on any device. |
| Presenters Join | Everyone who joins shows in your list. Choose who can move the slides. |
| The Clicker | Next and Back reach the slideshow in front: PowerPoint, Keynote or any software. |
Studio stops
Each Studio bubble also lists a few tips for experienced operators.
| Stop | What it says | Learn More |
|---|---|---|
| Inputs | Every source is an input. Add one with Add Input. | Input kinds |
| Preview | Click an input to put it on Preview, where only you see it. | Transitions |
| Program | Cut or Quick Play takes Preview to Program, the picture your audience sees. | Transitions |
| Layers and VJ | Switch the inputs to Layers to fire clips in rows and columns, like a VJ deck. Drag an input onto a slot to make it a clip. | Broadcast and VJ modes |
| Layouts | Arrange the Studio your way and keep it as a layout: the panels, panel windows, folded panels and mixer strips. | Layouts |
| Record | Records Program with its sound to an MP4 or MOV file. | Record |
| Stream | Streams Program to every destination you turned on, all at once. | Cliqer Live |
| Go Live | Starts streaming to every destination that is on in one press, and ends it again. | Go Live |
| Captions | Live captions write down what is said, as it is said. | Captions |
After the first launch
- Classic is a narrow panel. Signed out it shows the sign-in form. Signed in it shows the room link, the timer, the presenters and the Previous slide and Next slide buttons.
- Studio opens a wider window with a list on the left: Room, Studio, Timer and Devices. On macOS this layout is called Split View.
- The window title on macOS shows the version and, once you are signed in, your plan, for example Cliqer - v3.1.1 - Studio HD. During a Free trial the title shows the time left instead, such as Cliqer - Trial 12d, then Cliqer - Ends today.
- Look. Settings > General > Glass sets the glass: System, Clear, Frosted or Off.
- Updates. Cliqer checks for updates by itself. On Windows a Cliqer update available dialog offers Install and restart or Later. See Updates.
Next: Sign in.