Getting started
Installation and updates
Choose the right Mac installer, sign in, and understand how the desktop beta is updated.
Install Glob Social for Mac from the download page. The desktop beta requires macOS 13 or later, and the page shows the system requirement beside the release.
Choose your download
The page offers two choices:
| Download | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Apple silicon Mac | A Mac with an Apple silicon chip. |
| Intel Mac | A Mac with an Intel processor. |
Each download shows its file size and a SHA-256 checksum, a value that identifies the downloaded file. Read release notes opens the notes for that release. Choose the installer for your processor rather than trying both.
Install and open Glob
- Download the file for your Mac.
- Open the downloaded disk image.
- Drag Glob to Applications.
- Open Glob from Applications.
- Choose Sign in with Colli and complete the account sign-in.
Glob Social has its own desktop sign-in. A sign-in you completed in your regular browser does not automatically appear in the app. When the account flow returns successfully to Glob, you can continue in the desktop window. The app remembers that session between launches until it expires or you sign out.
Some sign-in links open your regular browser. If you finish there and Glob is still signed out, use the website there and follow sign-in troubleshooting. Repeatedly opening the same sign-in window does not transfer a browser session into the app.
Updates
The installed beta uses manual app updates. Check the download page and its release notes for the offered version. To install an offered replacement, quit Glob, open its disk image and copy Glob into Applications again. Open the installed copy afterwards.
The website inside the app is updated separately. Seeing a changed canvas or panel does not mean the installed Mac application has been replaced. Reinstalling the same desktop version does not add different native browser controls.
If the page has no download buttons
The page can show The desktop beta is not available yet instead of the two download choices. In that state, there is no installer offered on the page. The installation steps below the message are general instructions; they are not a download link.
Use Glob Social in your browser when no installer is offered. Do not treat a guessed file address as an alternative to the download choices.
Beta limits
The desktop beta is an early release. It refuses browser permission requests, and it blocks downloads from the hosted app. For exports or a feature that needs a device permission, open the website in your regular browser. The built-in browser's Screenshot button is a separate action that opens a Mac save dialog.
Read The built-in browser before using it for a site that needs permission prompts, popups or downloads. For a failed launch or account flow, see Troubleshooting.