What you end up with
BetterCast installed like any other app on your Mac. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.
- Time
- About 23 minutes
- Steps
- 10
- Cost
- Free
Install BetterCast
Download BetterCast
About 5 MB.
Download BetterCast.dmgYou know this worked when: BetterCast.dmg finished downloading
Find the download
BetterCast lands in your Downloads folder — open it from there.
You know this worked when: You can see the downloaded file
Install BetterCast
Signed and notarized — opens normally, no warnings.
Open the release pageYou know this worked when: BetterCast opens
Allow Microphone
In Privacy & Security, turn on Microphone for BetterCast.
You know this worked when: Microphone is turned on
Allow Camera
In Privacy & Security, turn on Camera for BetterCast.
You know this worked when: Camera is turned on
Allow Screen Recording
In Privacy & Security, turn on Screen Recording for BetterCast.
You know this worked when: Screen Recording is turned on
Allow Accessibility
In Privacy & Security, turn on Accessibility for BetterCast.
You know this worked when: Accessibility is turned on
Allow Notifications
In Privacy & Security, turn on Notifications for BetterCast.
You know this worked when: Notifications is turned on
Open BetterCast
Find it where you installed it and open it.
You know this worked when: BetterCast launches
Try it
BetterCast should be open and ready to use.
You know this worked when: BetterCast works
If something goes wrong
Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.
Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.