# Quickstart

New to Glaze? Start here. In a few minutes you'll download the app, build your first desktop app from a single prompt, open it, and share it with others.

### Download Glaze

Download Glaze for Mac, then open it and sign in to your account using **Google**, **Apple**, or **Email**.
  [Download Glaze](https://glaze.app)
  To start building, open **My Projects** and click **New Project**. This opens the Agent Chat, ready to start building your first desktop app.

### Describe Your First App

In the Agent Chat window, describe the app you want in plain language. The more you say about its purpose, the data it works with, how it should look, and the key actions it supports, the closer the agent gets right on the first try.

> [!TIP]
> **Example prompt**
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> Build a drag-and-drop app that renames my screenshots and sorts them into folders by the date they were captured.

  Read the [Writing Effective Prompts page](/prompting/writing-effective-prompts) for how to write a great first prompt, or describe your problems to the agent and let it suggest an app idea to you.

### Watch the Agent Build It

The agent goes to work: it plans the app, writes the code, installs what it needs, and shows each step in the chat as it goes. For bigger ideas, turn on **Plan mode** to agree on the approach before any code is written.

  Read the [Plan & Build Modes page](/prompting/plan-and-build-modes) for the difference between planning and building.

### Open Your App

When the build finishes, your app opens in its own window just like any other desktop app. Try it out, click around, and see how it feels. You can find it again any time from the **My Projects** tab in the Glaze app.

  Read the [Running Your App page](/capabilities/running-your-app) for how running and previewing work.

### Refine It, Then Share

Want to change an aspect of your app? Send a follow-up message in the Agent Chat window, such as "make the timer red" or "add a sound picker", and the agent updates the app in place. When you're ready to share your app, **publish** it to the Store or share it with your team in the **Team Store**.

  Read [Iterating](/prompting/iterating) and the [Publish Apps page](/share/publish-apps) to go further.

## Next Steps

You've built and shared your first app. Here's where to go to get more out of Glaze.

- **[Writing Effective Prompts](/prompting/writing-effective-prompts)** — Write prompts that get you a great result on the first try.
- **[What Glaze Can Build](/basics/what-glaze-can-build)** — Explore the kinds of desktop apps you can make with Glaze.
- **[Capabilities](/capabilities/running-your-app)** — Menu bar apps, notifications, files, and other native features.
- **[Publish Apps](/share/publish-apps)** — Publish to the Store or share an app with your team.