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Install Sky Trade Desktop

Download Sky Trade Desktop for Mac, Windows or Linux, install it, log in, and turn on the AI connection that comes built in.

Who it is for
Anyone who wants Sky Trade in its own app on a computer, with more windows for more charts, Touch ID on a Mac and the AI connection built in.
Time
5 min
Steps
5 steps
Steps in this guide5 steps

  1. Step 1: Download the file for your computer

    On the Apps page of this site, press “Download Sky Trade Desktop”. It opens the latest release on GitHub. Under “Assets”, pick the file for your system: the one ending in universal.dmg for a Mac (Apple silicon or Intel), Setup.exe for Windows, or .AppImage for Linux.

  2. Step 2: Install it

    Mac: open the .dmg file, drag Sky Trade into the Applications folder, then open it from there. Windows: run the Setup file and follow the installer; you can choose the folder, and it adds a desktop shortcut. Linux: make the AppImage executable (in its Properties, or with the command below), then open it. If it does not start, install FUSE from your system’s package manager; AppImages need it.

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    chmod +x SkyTrade-*.AppImage
    The Sky Trade Desktop installer on a Mac: drag the app into the Applications folder

  3. Step 3: Log in to your trading account

    Choose your broker’s server (type to search), enter your account number and password, and press “Login”. “Remember Me” keeps only the server and the account number for next time. “Remember password for one-tap switching” keeps the password too, until you log out; leave it off on a shared computer.

    The Sky Trade Desktop login screen: server, account number and an empty password, with Remember Me, Remember password for one-tap switching and Login

  4. Step 4: Unlock with Touch ID on a Mac

    On a Mac with Touch ID, the app starts locked when you open it again with your session saved, and macOS asks for your fingerprint right away: touch the sensor. If you cancel, press “Unlock with Touch ID” to try again. It locks again when the Mac sleeps or its screen locks. “Use password instead” takes you to the login form, and your saved accounts stay as they are.

    Sky Trade Desktop opening locked on a Mac: the macOS Touch ID prompt over the lock screen, with Unlock with Touch ID and Use password instead

  5. Step 5: Turn on the built-in AI connection

    Open the AI Assistant from its floating button in a bottom corner of the window, choose “Use your own AI app”, and turn on “Enable AI access”. The connection is part of Sky Trade Desktop: there is nothing else to install and no pairing request to approve. If the chat already uses an API key, you can switch methods anytime from the “Settings” button. Then connect your AI app as the AI guides show.

    Sky Trade Desktop’s AI Assistant on the Connection tab: Connected, with Enable AI access turned on

That is the whole guide

You have done every step. Pick what to learn next, or try it on the live chart.

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