The Zive Desktop provides you easy access to all of Zive's functionalities in a standalone app. With its easy and quick setup it is a great opportunity to use Zive even faster and independent of your browser.
How to install the desktop app
Please Note: Currently the Zive Desktop App is only available for Mac OS.
Installing the desktop app only takes you a minute. Here is how:
Open your Zive platform in your browser and login
Click on your profile in the bottom left corner
Click on "Download Desktop App"
Click on "Download" for your device
Open the download file and move Zive into your "Applications" folder
How to connect the desktop app
After you completed the installation, you can find and open the app via the finder. When opening the app for the first time or opening the app after you logged out, you will be asked for the URL of your platform. You can copy it from the browser and paste it into the field and continue.
After you provided the URL you will be guided to the second step, where you simply click on "Start login", which then opens your default browser in order to perform the login to your platform.
There will be a pop-up in your browser asking you for confirmation to open the app. That's it, the desktop app is now connected to your platform and your account.
How to use the desktop app
Using the full app
Opening the Zive app via the finder or by clicking the dock icon will open the full desktop app providing you all functionalities and the same look as the browser version of your platform.
Using the quicksearch overlay
Alternatively you can immediately access our quicksearch. For opening the quicksearch overlay you can either use the shortcut "cmd" + "ctrl" + "9" or you can click on the menubar icon.
Do I need to update the desktop app?
No, the desktop app gets automatically updated in the background whenever a new version is available.