Installing and signing in

Download and install#

1. On plan2liveapp.com, press Download. One download works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. On a phone, the site offers to send the link to your Mac instead.
2. Open the downloaded .dmg file.
3. Drag Plan2Live into Applications. If macOS says Plan2Live is already there, choose Replace.
4. Eject the DMG, then open Plan2Live from your Applications folder.
5. If you have another copy somewhere else (for example in Downloads), move it to the Trash, so you always open the one in Applications.

If macOS blocks it#

• Right-click Plan2Live in Applications and choose Open.
• Or go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Getting Started#

The first time you open Plan2Live, a short Getting Started guide explains the basics in three pages: what Plan2Live does, what you'll need (your account and your song audio; Planning Center is optional), and how to start your first set. Press Next → to go on, or Skip. You can watch it again any time from Settings → Help → Getting Started.

Your account#

You need a Plan2Live account to build. It's free, and so are your first 2 builds, with no card needed.

On the CONNECT. screen:

• CONTINUE WITH GOOGLE signs you in with your Google account (macOS shows its normal web sign-in sheet).
• Or choose CREATE ACCOUNT, type your name, e-mail and a password (twice), and press CREATE ACCOUNT →.
• Already have an account? Use SIGN IN. Forgot your password? Press FORGOT PASSWORD? and then SEND RESET EMAIL →.

From version 2.8.4, SIGN IN and CREATE ACCOUNT also say why there's an account, in one line under the buttons that switch between them: "Why an account? Your 2 free builds and your plan are kept on your account, so they are the same on every Mac you sign in on."

From version 2.8.3, CREATE ACCOUNT has two more things, both up to you:

• INVITE CODE (OPTIONAL): if a friend sent you their invite link, paste the whole link or just its code. Anything that isn't an invite code stops the form with "That isn't an invite code. Paste the whole invite link, or leave this empty." Leave it empty if you don't have one.
• Also send me Plan2Live news and tips. Unsubscribe anytime. This box starts unticked. Tick it only if you want our e-mails.

They're kept on your new account, the same way the website's sign-up keeps them, and they count for CONTINUE WITH GOOGLE too when you choose it on CREATE ACCOUNT.

It's the same account you use on plan2liveapp.com, so your plan follows you between the website and the app.

The Setup Wizard#

After you sign in, the Setup Wizard gets two things ready:

1. Connect Planning Center (optional). If your team plans in Planning Center, connect it here. If not, press Continue without Planning Center. Everything about connecting is in Importing from Planning Center.
2. Choose your song source. Press Choose Song Library and pick the folder or drive that holds your song folders. Plan2Live remembers it and searches it every time. See Stems: folders and matching.

The last page, YOU'RE ALL SET., shows what's connected. Press Start Using Plan2Live →. You can run the wizard again from Settings → Help → Run Setup Wizard.

The guided tour#

Then a few tips point at the main parts of the screen: connecting Planning Center and picking a setlist (if you use Planning Center), the output options, and the GENERATE button. Press Next → (Done → on the last tip), or Skip to end the tour.

From version 2.8.3, each part of the tour shows until you've been through it once, and Skip ends the whole tour, so it doesn't come back every time you open the app. Its tip card always stays inside the window.