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# How to Install ScreenCoach on macOS


**Here is how you can install ScreenCoach on a Mac Device:**

|| ✅ Step 1: Checking the Type of User on Mac

**O**n your Mac, if the user is going to be a child user, it is always recommended to have a separate **Standard user** created for the child, that is a non-administrator account. Administrator accounts/Adult accounts can give them elevated privileges which can help the child to bypass/kill or even uninstall ScreenCoach.

*For instructions on how to create a standard Mac user account for the child, please scroll to the bottom of this article.* 

|| ✅ Step 2: Downloading & Installing ScreenCoach on Mac (**For first time installation on a device**)

**Download ScreenCoach for Mac** from: 👉 [https://www.myscreencoach.com/download/](https://www.myscreencoach.com/download/)

* **Double-click the downloaded `.dmg` file.** This will mount a drive and open a new window.
* In the window that opens, **drag the ScreenCoach app into the Applications folder**.


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|| For reinstallation/updating ScreenCoach

* **If ScreenCoach is running, please quit that first** by switching to the **parent user account** > Click on the menu on the top right > Quit 
* To quit from the **child user account**, you’ll need the **device QUIT PIN**, but this is **not usually recommended** unless absolutely necessary.
* **Download the latest version from** 👉 [https://www.myscreencoach.com/download/](https://www.myscreencoach.com/download/) 
* **Double-click the downloaded `.dmg` file.** This will mount a drive and open a new window.
* In the window that opens, **drag the ScreenCoach app into the Applications folder** to rewrite the existing version with the new one. 

|| ✅ Step 3: Logging in to ScreenCoach on Mac

1. Open the **ScreenCoach app** from the **Applications folder**.
2. Click on **“Account – Sign in.”**
3. **For a quicker login, you can use the the QR Code option below the sign-in form and scan it using the Parent device.** 
4. **For detailed instructions on how to use QR code to login and link this device to your ScreenCoach family account, check this article : [👉How to link a device to your ScreenCoach account with QR Code](https://help.myscreencoach.com/en/article/how-to-link-a-device-to-your-screencoach-account-tr7w6g/)** 

*Note: You can also login with your ScreenCoach credentials or you can use Google/Apple credentials (under the same email address you signed up for ScreenCoach with).*  

|| Screen Time Tracking & QUIT PIN

* Once linked/logged in to ScreenCoach on Mac, you will be prompted to **Add a Quit PIN (**if you are adding the device for the first time) **which will be used to QUIT ScreenCoach on this device.** 
* If you have already added a QUIT PIN before, you can use the same here. 
* **Remember to go to ScreenCoach settings inside > and choose Child device for this Mac. **
* **This will enable a start up script that will enable ScreenCoach to start up automatically again - and enables all rules you set up for this device / user. **

* To change your QUIT PIN, **Open ScreenCoach on your Parent Device > Go to Settings > Device list > Choose this macOS Device > Choose "Change QUIT PIN" and set up a new QUIT PIN of your choice u**nder the same screen. 

Next Step, Choose the child user on ScreenCoach who is going to use the Mac.

✅ **The Mac device is now successfully linked to the family and the usage is being tracked by ScreenCoach.** 



|| To Create a Standard Mac User Account

* To create a new Mac Standard user for your child, you need to login as an Administrator, open **System settings > Go to Users & Groups > Add user**
* Fill up the details here for the new standard user & create user. 

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You may want to check [How to block/allow Apps on Windows & Mac](https://help.myscreencoach.com/en/article/how-to-blockunblock-apps-on-mac-and-windows-pc-1xggwie/)