> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install Cutaway

> Get Cutaway onto your Mac and let it record your screen.

## What you need

* A Mac with an Apple chip (M1 or newer). To check, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner, then **About This Mac**. Look for "Chip: Apple M…".
* macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer.

## Install

**1. Get the app**

Download **Cutaway.dmg** from the [latest release](https://github.com/realtalishaw/cutaway/releases/latest) page.

**2. Move it to Applications**

Double-click **Cutaway.dmg** to open it. Then drag **Cutaway** into your **Applications** folder.

**3. Open it**

Double-click **Cutaway** in Applications. The first time, macOS asks you to confirm. See the next section.

## Open Cutaway for the first time

The first time you open Cutaway, macOS says **"Apple could not verify Cutaway is free of malware"**. This is expected. Cutaway is signed, but it isn't notarized by Apple yet. Notarizing is an extra check from Apple. You only need to confirm once.

**1. Click Done**

Click **Done** on the message.

**2. Open Privacy & Security**

Open **System Settings → Privacy & Security**. Scroll down until you see a note that Cutaway was blocked.

**3. Click Open Anyway**

Click **Open Anyway** next to Cutaway. Then click **Open Anyway** again to confirm, and enter your password or use Touch ID if asked.

**4. You're in**

Cutaway opens and you see the **Projects** screen. From now on it opens normally.

![The Projects screen with Import and New recording buttons](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/library-empty.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=7e25eee72676d31dacd09c69aa117228)

## Let Cutaway record your screen

Your Mac protects your screen, camera and microphone. The first time you record, macOS asks if Cutaway may use them. Cutaway only asks for the things you switch on.

**1. Press Allow… in Cutaway**

When you start your first recording, Cutaway shows an **Allow…** button. Press it.

**2. Turn Cutaway on in System Settings**

macOS opens **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording**. Find **Cutaway** in the list and switch it on.

**3. Come back to Cutaway**

Switch back to Cutaway. It notices the change by itself. You don't need to restart it.

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> Camera and microphone work the same way. When macOS asks, click **Allow**.

Something not working? See [Troubleshooting](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/help/troubleshooting.md).

## Update Cutaway

To get a newer version, download the latest **Cutaway.dmg** from the [latest release](https://github.com/realtalishaw/cutaway/releases/latest) page. Drag **Cutaway** into **Applications** again and choose **Replace**.

Your projects stay where they are. Replacing the app doesn't touch them.

## Next

> [card] [Make your first video](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/quickstart.md)
>
> Follow the Quickstart. It takes about 5 minutes.


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