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Install ADE

Install VideoDraft ADE on your Mac, connect an agent and pick your first tutorial.

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What you needInstall and connectPick your first tutorialKeep VideoDraft up to date

What you need#

  • An Apple silicon Mac with macOS 15 or later. VideoDraft Editor comes with ADE.
  • A VideoDraft account.
  • An agent. VD Code comes with your VideoDraft plan. You can also connect Claude Code or Codex with your own sign-in, Grok Build, or OpenCode with your own API key.

Install and connect#

  1. 1Download VideoDraft and move it to Applications.
  2. 2Open VideoDraft and sign in to your VideoDraft account.
  3. 3Open Settings > Providers and connect an agent, or choose VD Code. ADE installs what the agent needs.

Claude Code and Codex use your existing sign-in

If you already use them in Terminal, ADE picks up that sign-in. Otherwise run claude auth login or codex login, or sign in from Settings > Providers.

Pick your first tutorial#

Pick a mode before you start a chat: click the mode name at the top of the sidebar, or press Cmd + O. A chat keeps the mode it started in.

Your first videoYour first code change

Keep VideoDraft up to date#

VideoDraft checks for updates on its own, downloads them in the background and asks to restart when one is ready. To check now, choose VideoDraft > Check for Updates… in the menu bar, or click Check now in Settings > Updates.