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title: "Installing Curator Connect"
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# Installing Curator Connect

Curator Connect is a standalone application that runs locally on your computer. Once installed, it lets you ingest files and convert them into media assets.

This article explains how to install Curator Connect on Windows or Mac. If your system uses the auto-updater, see [Curator Connect Auto-Updater Installation](/docs/curator-connect-auto-updater-installation) and [Curator Connect Auto Update User Guide](/docs/curator-connect-auto-update-user-guide).

#### Windows

1. Download the latest Curator Connect installer (this can be found in your Curator install package).
2. Run the installer file from your download location.
3. Review and accept the licence agreement:

![The License Agreement page of the IPV Curator Connect Setup installer, with the I Agree button](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%2830%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D)

1. Choose/confirm the destination folder to install to and select **Install**:

![The Choose Install Location page of the installer, showing the destination folder and the Install button](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%2831%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D)

#### Mac

1. Download the latest Curator Connect installer (this can be found in your Curator install package).
2. Run the installer file from your download location.
3. Move the IPV Curator Connect application into your Applications folder:

![The Mac installer window, with an arrow showing the IPV Curator Connect app being dragged into the Applications folder](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%2832%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D)

#### Linking Curator Connect to Curator for configuration

After Curator Connect is installed on a user’s system, the System Administrator must ensure that Curator is properly linked with the correct [Ingest Profile](/docs/curator-connect-ingest-profiles) and the [version(s)](/docs/add-a-software-version-for-configuration) of Curator Connect on the system.

Once this setup is complete, the configuration will automatically apply to all users who already have this version of Curator Connect installed, as well as to any users who install it in the future.