# Installation and Setup {% hint style="info" %} Thanks to your feedback, we are creating new builds daily. This documentation is based on our 2.1.64 (MacOS and Windows 10) builds. {% endhint %} ## Installation 1. Download the LoomieLive app from: [www.loomai.com/loomielive](https://www.loomai.com/loomielive) 2. Follow the install instructions ### Starting LoomieLive 1. MAC: From Apple’s Menu Bar (top right corner), select the LoomieLive icon.\ WINDOWS: from the Windows desktop, double-click the installed shortcut. 2. Login using the same method that you use with our mobile “Loomie” app. Eg, if you used "Continue with Google" and provided an email address in the Loomie app, be sure to use "Continue with Google" in LoomieLive for the same account. ![](/files/-M5x-KYvrU8CkgSolWI7) {% hint style="success" %} **The Loomie app is not required. However, it is the *****only***** place to make personalized “Loomie” avatars. It is free on iOS and Android.** [**https://loomai.com/loomies**](https://loomai.com/loomies) {% endhint %} ### **Selecting Audio** **In LoomieLive**, select ">" next the microphone icon to select the microphone that you’d like to speak into. Ideally this is your headset microphone. (Note: there is no camera to select because LoomieLive is driven entirely by your voice) ![](/files/-M5x-cz5Rbvdb3hHICuX) {% hint style="success" %} **Pro Tip - For best results use a headset. This allows your avatar to be driven by audio, without causing it to animate when others are speaking (in the room around you, or from within the chat).** {% endhint %} ### **Verifying the Virtual Camera** Once the LoomieLive Camera has been installed, it should show up in lists of cameras in applications that let you choose a camera.You can go straight to videoconferencing if you wish. If you would first like to verify that your camera has been installed, you can test this using the Chrome browser outside of a videoconferencing application: visit this location:\ ![](/files/-M6m7JVwTSKnHttw87Yn) Near the top will be a dropdown list of cameras, and LoomieLive Camera will appear in this list if it has been properly installed. {% hint style="info" %} You might need to restart Chrome after installing LoomieLive for this camera choice to appear. {% endhint %} You can also verify that LoomieLive Camera is broadcasting by visiting or other webcam testing site if you prefer (in Chrome). If LoomieLive is installed properly, you will see a LoomieLive Camera choice in the testing area: ![](/files/-M6luzViLqRR40xgA5sj) {% hint style="info" %} If the camera is not present (but is present in the chrome settings above), webcamtests might need to be reloaded to detectd the LoomieLive camera. {% endhint %} After launching LoomieLive press the "Test my cam" button and the dark area should change to display your LoomieLive preview. If LoomieLive Camera is working here, it should work in Hangouts (in this browser), Google Meet, Zoom (app or the browser), Skype (browser only), and other videochat applications. ![](/files/-M6lvHpr3F00xcer4r_z) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://apps.loomai.com/loomielive/installation-and-setup.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.