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PorchHost is a place for friends and family to make things together with Claude, and share them with each other. It's by invitation only. If someone gave you a code, you're in.

Download PorchHost for Mac

Getting started

You'll need your invite code and about 10 minutes. Along the way PorchHost helps you get a Claude Pro plan ($20 a month), if you don't have one already.

  1. Click Download PorchHost for Mac. The orange button above.
  2. Open the download. Click the download arrow at the top right of your browser, then click PorchHost.pkg.
  3. Your Mac says "PorchHost.pkg" Not Opened. That's normal the first time. Click Done.
  4. Click Privacy & Security. Your Mac's settings open to the right page.
  5. Scroll to the bottom and click Open Anyway. It's next to the words "PorchHost.pkg" was blocked.
  6. Type your Mac's password, or use Touch ID. If your Mac asks once more, click Open Anyway.
  7. The installer opens. Click Continue.
  8. Click Install, then type your Mac's password. It takes a few seconds.
  9. Click Close. If it asks about the installer, click Move to Trash. PorchHost opens by itself.
  10. If your Mac asks whether PorchHost can send notifications, click Allow. That's how PorchHost tells you when Claude is done.
  11. If PorchHost asks for Apple's developer tools, click Install. In Apple's window, click Install, then Agree. It takes 5 to 15 minutes, and PorchHost carries on by itself. Many Macs skip this step.
  12. Type in your code and your first name, then click Come on in. PorchHost walks you through the rest, one button at a time.