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title: Getting started
description: Install reel, grant Screen Recording and Accessibility, record a first reel, and watch it in the companion app.
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reel/getting-started
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# Getting started
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| [Installation](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reel/getting-started/installation)   | Homebrew, or build it from source.                                                    |
| [Permissions](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reel/getting-started/permissions)     | Screen Recording and Accessibility, and what `reel doctor` reports.                   |
| [Your first reel](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reel/getting-started/first-reel)  | Record a window, then add a click, a caption and a voice.                             |
| [The companion app](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/reel/getting-started/companion) | A menu bar app that shows a run's progress, and a frame on the window being recorded. |