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Install Cavvi on your Mac

Download Cavvi, drag it into Applications and set it up in five short steps.

  • Mac

What you need

  • A Mac with Apple silicon, M1 or later. There is no Intel version.
  • macOS Ventura or later.

Install

  1. Open the download page and click Download for Mac.
  2. Open Cavvi.dmg from your Downloads folder.
  3. Drag Cavvi into Applications.
  4. Open Cavvi from Launchpad or Spotlight.
Cavvi.dmg opens this window. Drag Cavvi onto the Applications folder.

Set it up

Cavvi opens with five short steps. The arrow at the top takes you back one.

  1. Click Set up Cavvi.
  2. Choose where your library lives: Google Drive, iCloud or This computer only, then click Continue. Sync your devices explains each, and you can change it later.
  3. Click Add to Chrome to save straight from your browser, or click Skip.
  4. Choose My OpenAI key or My OpenRouter key and paste your key for summaries and collection suggestions, or choose Not now.
  5. Click I have a key and paste your licence key, click Buy Cavvi, or click Start with 10 free saves.

Your library opens. It's kept in a folder called Cavvi in your home folder, as ordinary files.

Closing the window doesn't quit Cavvi. It stays in the menu bar, so Quick Capture and the Chrome extension keep working. To quit, click the Cavvi icon in the menu bar and choose Quit Cavvi.

Questions

Do I need an account?

No. There's nothing to sign up for.

Why is iCloud greyed out?

iCloud Drive is off on this Mac. Turn it on in System Settings, under your name › iCloud, then choose iCloud again.