# How do I download and install One Clear Reader?

> Download One Clear Reader for Mac, install it in a minute, and add your licence key if your team invited you.

Source: https://oneclearreader.com/help/download · Updated 29 September 2026 · One Clear Reader (Northlight Group Pty Ltd)

> [!answer] Download One Clear Reader, open the zip file in your Downloads folder, and drag **One Clear Reader** into Applications. Open it from Applications. If your team sent you a licence key, choose `One Clear Reader › Enter Licence Key…`, paste the key and click **Activate**.

## Where do I download One Clear Reader?

[Download free for Mac](/#download)

One Clear Reader runs on macOS 13 or later. Every download starts with 30 days of Pro, free. No card and no account.

## How do I install One Clear Reader?

Installing takes about a minute.

1. Open your **Downloads** folder and double-click the One Clear Reader zip file. The app appears next to it.
2. Drag **One Clear Reader** into your **Applications** folder.
3. Open **One Clear Reader** from Applications.

To open your first file, press ⌘L and paste the path your AI gave you. See [getting started](/help/getting-started) for every way to open a file.

## My team invited me. How do I add my key?

Your licence key is in your welcome email from One Clear Reader.

1. Install One Clear Reader as above.
2. In the app, choose `One Clear Reader › Enter Licence Key…`.
3. Paste your key into **Licence key** and click **Activate**.

You see "Pro is unlocked on this Mac. Thank you." Your key works on up to 3 of your own Apple devices. See [licence and updates](/help/licence-and-updates) for more.

Related: [getting started](/help/getting-started), [keyboard shortcuts](/help/shortcuts).