Download LayerOne
LayerOne runs locally on your machine, stays out of your audience's view, and keeps your teleprompter workflow clean from first launch.
macOS 12+, Apple Silicon and Intel
Windows 10+, optimized for desktop capture workflows
Ubuntu, Debian, and modern Linux desktop environments
Step-by-step
Check your email for your licence key. You'll need it when you first launch the app.
macOS installation
Download and open the LayerOne disk image
Click the “Download for Mac” button above. Your browser will download a file named LayerOne.dmg to your Downloads folder. Once downloaded, double-click the .dmg file to open it — a new window will appear with the LayerOne app icon and an Applications folder shortcut.
Move LayerOne into your Applications folder
In the disk image window that just opened, drag the LayerOne.app icon and drop it onto the Applications folder shortcut. This copies the app to your Applications folder so it appears in Launchpad and is available system-wide. You can eject the disk image (right-click it on your desktop and choose Eject) after the copy finishes.
Open LayerOne for the first time
Open your Applications folder (or use Launchpad) and double-click LayerOne. On older macOS versions, you may need to right-click (or Ctrl+click) the app and select Open from the menu instead of double-clicking.
If you see "LayerOne cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"
This message appears because LayerOne is a new, independent app that has not been through Apple’s notarization process yet. Here is how to allow it:
Enter your licence key and start using LayerOne
On first launch, LayerOne will ask for your licence key. Copy the key from your confirmation email, paste it into the app, and you are all set.
Why does this happen? macOS shows this warning because LayerOne uses advanced window-management techniques that let it become invisible to screen recorders like OBS, Zoom, Google Meet, and Loom. Apple’s security system flags apps that manipulate windows in this way as a precaution — it does not mean the app is unsafe. LayerOne is secure, does not collect any data, and does not connect to the internet beyond licence verification. Thousands of professional macOS apps use the same “Open Anyway” process.
Windows installation
Download the LayerOne installer
Click the “Download for Windows” button above. Your browser will download a file named LayerOne.Setup.exe (or LayerOne.msi) to your Downloads folder. The file is roughly 80–100 MB depending on the version.
Run the installer
Locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder and double-clickit to run. If Windows shows a “Windows protected your PC” SmartScreen warning, do not worry — this is standard for new unsigned applications.
If SmartScreen blocks it, click "More info" then "Run anyway"
When the blue SmartScreen dialog appears:
Open LayerOne
You can now open LayerOne from the Start Menu or your Desktop shortcut. On first launch, Windows Defender may briefly check the app — this is normal and takes a few seconds.
Enter your licence key and start using LayerOne
On first launch, LayerOne will ask for your licence key. Copy the key from your confirmation email, paste it into the app, and you are ready to go. The app will activate online and begin working immediately.
Why does Windows show a warning? Windows SmartScreen displays a warning because LayerOne’s installer is not yet signed with a Microsoft-issued code-signing certificate. This is a common step for new independent software — the app is safe, does not collect any data, and only connects to the internet for licence verification. Thousands of Windows applications follow the same “More info → Run anyway” process during their early release phase.
Linux installation
Download the LayerOne AppImage
Click the “Download for Linux” button above. Your browser will download a file named LayerOne-x86_64.AppImage to your Downloads folder. The AppImage format works on most modern Linux distributions without any system-wide installation.
Make the AppImage executable
Open a terminal in your Downloads folder and run:
Alternatively, right-click the file, go to Properties → Permissions, and check “Allow executing file as program”.
Launch LayerOne
Double-clickthe AppImage file to launch LayerOne. On some distributions (like Ubuntu with GNOME), a security dialog may ask “Do you want to run this file?” — click Run or Mark Executable.
If double-clicking does nothing, open a terminal and run:
(Optional) Integrate with your application menu
To add LayerOne to your application launcher, install it using the AppImageLauncher tool or move the AppImage to ~/.local/bin and create a desktop entry. Many distributions will offer to integrate the AppImage on first run.
Enter your licence key and start using LayerOne
On first launch, LayerOne will ask for your licence key. Copy the key from your confirmation email, paste it into the app, and you are all set. The app will activate online and work immediately.
AppImages and security prompts? Some Linux distributions show a prompt when launching an AppImage for the first time because it is an external binary not installed through your package manager. This is standard behaviour — LayerOne is safe, does not collect any data, and only connects to the internet for licence verification. AppImages are the most portable way to distribute Linux software and are used by thousands of applications including popular tools like Obsidian, Figma, and BalenaEtcher.