How to run Clicker Desktop

This article covers the steps you need to do to make sure Clicker Desktop runs properly on your computer. Please follow the instructions for your operating system.

Windows

Download the zip file, unarchive it and run ClickerDesktop.exe.

IMPORTANT. Please keep the app in the location which contains only english characters in path. For example, C:\Users\John Doe\Desktop\Clicker Desktop. When stored in the location with other characters in path (cyrillic, greek, hindi, chinese etc), the app might not be able to run correctly, depending on the character encoding settings of your operating system.

There are two versions of Clicker Desktop for Windows: one is for 32-bit architecture, and the other is for 64-bit architecture. You should choose one which matches the architecture of your operating system.

In order to which version of Windows you're running, visit official Microsoft guide. You should have a look at System Type property, which would state either 32-bit operating system or 64-bit operating system.

Configure Windows Firewall

If you're running Clicker Desktop 1.6 or newer, Windows firewall will be automatically configured. No further steps required.

IMPORTANT NOTE. Antivirus software usually has its own firewall. If you have antivirus installed, please check your antivirus support on how to allow the app to run through antivirus firewall. If your antivirus requires entering port number, use 17381.

Mac

Download and mount DMG image on your Mac. The Finder window with Clicker Desktop and Applications folder will appear. Drag Clicker Desktop app onto Applications folder.

NOTE. If you're using Clicker Desktop earlier than 2.2.0. Please read how to run the app from unknown sources on your Mac.

When you first run the app and connect to your computer from your phone, a couple of permission dialogs might appear on recent versions of OS X. These include:

  • permission to send keyboard and mouse events (Accessibility permission), which the app uses for switching slides and moving mouse on your request from mobile app
  • permission to take screen captures (Screen capture permission), which the app uses to show you screen preview on your phone
  • permission to control PowerPoint/Keynote app (Automation permission), which the app uses to show you the speaker notes on your phone

NOTE. If you denied any of these permissions, you should be able to change these settings by going to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy tab. In the list on the left, inspect Accessibility, Screen Recording and Automation items (some of these might be missing on older versions of OS X). See a detailed example.

Linux

In most cases, no specific steps needed to run Clicker Desktop on Linux. Just download the tar.gz file, unarchive it and run ClickerDesktop.

Configure Firewall

If you have firewall running on your computer, make sure to allow Clicker Desktop application to listen on port 17381.

Here's how to do it on Ubuntu using UFW:

  1. Check the firewall status

    sudo ufw status verbose

    The command above will produce the output reporting firewall status.

    If firewal status is inactive, no additional actions needed.

    if firewall status is active, follow the next steps.

  2. Add rule to allow connecting to Clicker Desktop.

    sudo ufw allow 17381