Installation
Install Brainwrite on your Mac, sign in, and choose a plan.
Brainwrite 2.0 runs on macOS 12 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
Download
Each link downloads the latest published build.
| Mac | Download | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apple silicon (M1 and later) | Brainwrite for Apple silicon (.dmg) | Signed by Palzin Private Limited and notarised by Apple. |
| Intel | Brainwrite for Intel (.dmg) | Signed by Palzin Private Limited and notarised by Apple. |
Not sure which Mac you have? Open the Apple menu → About This Mac. A chip named Apple M1 or later is Apple silicon; a processor named Intel is Intel.
Open the downloaded .dmg and drag Brainwrite to your Applications folder. Brainwrite keeps itself up to date after that; see Updates.
Sign in
Brainwrite asks you to sign in the first time it opens.
- Enter your email address and choose Email me a code.
- Enter the 8-digit code from the email and choose Verify and continue.
There is no password. The same email signs you in on every Mac you use and on Brainwrite Cloud.
Choose a plan
Brainwrite needs an active plan on your account. If your account does not have one yet, the app shows the plans after you sign in:
- Brainwrite Cloud Starter, Pro or Max, $49, $99 or $149 a month after a 3-day free trial: the desktop app plus your own always-on Cloud computer.
Every plan also lets your bots use this computer: it works for your Clouds by itself, or keeps this computer's bots on it.
Choose a plan to pay securely with Stripe in your browser, using the same email. While the plans are showing, the app checks every 10 seconds and opens by itself once the payment goes through; choose I've paid — check again to check straight away. See Plans and licensing for what each plan includes and how renewal works.
First launch
Once your plan is active, Brainwrite connects your Cloud by itself with the account you signed in with: there is no second code. Your Cloud computer is set up for you, so there is nothing to do on cloud.brainwrite.app.
- On a new computer, the window shows Setting up My Cloud… (it takes about a minute) and opens My Cloud when it is ready, with My Cloud is ready. at the top. Welcome to My Cloud then asks you to connect your AI there.
- On a computer you already use, everything on it moves to My Cloud once, by itself: see Using the desktop app with My Cloud.
Signing out of Brainwrite on a computer also signs it out of Brainwrite Cloud. My Cloud and your plan are not affected.
Install an agent engine
Your bots run on the agent engines and AI accounts you already have, such as Claude Code or Codex. Brainwrite needs at least one installed and signed in.
- Install the engine from its provider.
- Run it once in Terminal and sign in.
- Open Brainwrite and pick a model for a bot. Engines that are ready appear normally; the others explain what is missing.
See Agent engines for every supported engine.
Where your data lives
Your bots, chats and settings live on My Cloud, your own Cloud computer, which only your own devices reach. A
computer whose bots you keep on it holds them under ~/.brainwrite in your home folder.