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Installation

System Requirements

  • macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later
  • Apple Silicon (M1+) or Intel Mac
  • Accessibility permission (prompted on first launch)

Download

  1. Download the latest .dmg from octoflow.app/download
  2. Open the DMG and drag OctoFlow to /Applications
  3. Launch OctoFlow from Applications or Spotlight

Accessibility Permission

  1. On first launch, OctoFlow will ask for Accessibility permission.
  2. Click Open System Settings when prompted.
  3. In Privacy & Security > Accessibility, toggle OctoFlow on.
  4. You may need to quit and relaunch OctoFlow after granting permission.

OctoFlow needs Accessibility access to detect text selection in other apps and display the floating toolbar.

After launching, OctoFlow lives in your menu bar (top-right of the screen). Click the icon to access settings, extensions, and text expansion preferences.

Updating

OctoFlow checks for updates automatically on launch. You can also check manually via the menu bar icon > Check for Updates.

If you installed via Homebrew:

Terminal window
brew upgrade octoflow

Uninstalling

  1. Quit OctoFlow from the menu bar
  2. Drag OctoFlow from /Applications to the Trash
  3. Optionally remove settings: rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/OctoFlow