# SnippySnip Beta — Install Notes

Thanks for beta testing! SnippySnip isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID yet
(that lands at public launch), so macOS puts up some extra friction. It's all
one-time-per-build — here's exactly what to expect.

## Installing a build (once per build you receive)

1. Unzip and drag **SnippySnip.app** into `/Applications` (or anywhere).
2. Double-click it. macOS will refuse: *"Apple could not verify SnippySnip is
   free of malware…"*. Click **Done** — don't move it to Trash.
   - Note: on macOS Sequoia (15) and later, the old right-click → Open trick
     no longer works. You have to use the settings route below.
3. Open **System Settings → Privacy & Security**, scroll to the bottom of the
   Security section. You'll see *"SnippySnip was blocked to protect your
   Mac."* Click **Open Anyway**, then confirm (Touch ID / password).
4. The app launches normally from now on — until the next build.

## Permissions (also once per build)

Because each beta build has a fresh ad-hoc signature, macOS treats every new
build as a brand-new app and **forgets the Screen Recording permission**:

- On first capture, macOS prompts for **Screen & System Audio Recording**
  access. Grant it, then quit and relaunch SnippySnip if prompted.
- If captures come out black or the picker shows nothing after an update, go
  to **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio
  Recording**, remove the stale SnippySnip entry, relaunch the app, and grant
  again.

This re-grant ritual is a known annoyance of unsigned beta builds — it
disappears once the app ships with Developer ID signing + notarization.

## Pro features & your license key

Screen recording and the capture delay timer are **Pro** features — the app
will prompt you to upgrade when you try them. As a beta tester you'll go
through the real (test-mode) purchase flow on snippysnip.com with a fake card
number Dominic gives you — you will NOT be charged — and get a license key by
email. Enter it in the app under **SnippySnip menu → License…** (also in the
menu-bar icon's menu). That whole flow — checkout, key email, activation — is
itself part of what you're beta testing, so note anything confusing!

## What to test

- Screenshot capture (region / window / full screen) and the editor tools
- Annotations: does the result land on your clipboard instantly, and does it
  stay in sync as you keep editing?
- The purchase + license flow described above: was any step confusing?
- Screen recording (after activating): picker, Esc / right-click to cancel,
  stop button
- Anything that feels confusing, slow, or broken — that's the good stuff

Report anything odd to Dominic with a screenshot and roughly what you did.
