# Install Cozy

Cozy is a desktop app for **macOS** and **Windows**, with a separate **iPhone and iPad** app on the App Store. A Linux build may follow, and Android comes later.

## Download

[Section titled “Download”](#download)

1.  Head to the [download page](https://cozyjournal.app/download/).
2.  Cozy picks the right file for your computer automatically. If you’d rather choose, both the Apple Silicon and Intel builds for Mac, and the Windows installer, are listed there.
3.  Open the downloaded file and follow the usual install steps for your system.

Most Macs sold in the last few years use Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, and newer). If you’re not sure, open the Apple menu → **About This Mac** and look at the chip line. When in doubt, the Apple Silicon build is the right one for any recent Mac.

## Opening it the first time

[Section titled “Opening it the first time”](#opening-it-the-first-time)

The very first time you launch Cozy, your computer may ask you to confirm you want to open an app downloaded from the internet. That’s normal. Confirm, and Cozy opens to its welcome screen.

From there you’ll [activate your license](https://cozyjournal.app/docs/getting-started/license/) and then [create your first journal](https://cozyjournal.app/docs/getting-started/first-journal/).

## Updates

[Section titled “Updates”](#updates)

Cozy keeps itself up to date. While the app is open it quietly checks for new versions every few hours, and whenever you click back into the window. When a new release is ready, a small notice appears in the sidebar. Click it to update. You can also check any time from **Settings → Check for updates**.

Every update to your version of Cozy is free, fixes and new features alike.

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