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Vibe Console is a native macOS app for macOS 15 or later, universal for Apple Silicon and Intel, signed and notarized by Apple.

Install

1. Download the DMG and open it.
2. Drag Vibe Console to the Applications folder.
3. Open it from Applications. macOS asks once because the app was downloaded from the Internet: click Open.

Trial & subscription

The 14-day free trial starts the first time you open the app, with every feature, and never turns into a subscription on its own. After that, a subscription ($4.99 a month or $39.99 a year) keeps it running on up to 3 Macs and adds Connect from anywhere and Vibe Remote for iPhone (coming soon to the App Store). See pricing.

Subscribe on the Mac

Open Settings → Subscription, enter your e-mail address and the code we send, then press Subscribe…. The checkout opens in your browser; Paddle is the merchant of record. Back in the app, the subscription arrives within a minute.

Subscribe on iPhone

In Vibe Remote, open Settings → Subscription. Apple bills the purchase; manage it in your Apple Account settings.

Earlier one-time license

A license bought before keeps Vibe Console on your Mac for life. If the app asks, enter the key in Settings → Subscription. Lost it? Sign in to the Polar customer portal with your checkout email, or write to support@vibeconsole.dev.

When the trial ends

The console window locks until you subscribe. The notch keeps working either way. Refunds: see the refund policy.

Updating

Vibe Console checks for updates on its own and installs them when you agree. To check now, choose Check for Updates… in the Vibe Console menu or Settings → General. Your settings, projects and subscription are kept.

Language

Vibe Console is available in 15 languages. Pick one in Settings → General → Language, or choose Follow System to match your Mac.

Privacy & permissions

• Documents folder. If your projects live in Documents, macOS asks whether Vibe Console may access it. Allow it so the file tree, editor and terminals can open those projects.
• Usage rings (optional). To show usage limits, the app may ask “Let Vibe Console read Claude Code’s sign-in?” (or Antigravity’s, cursor-agent’s). Choose Allow or Not now. The sign-in stays on your Mac and is only sent to that provider. Choose which providers are read in Settings → Accounts.

Details are in the Privacy Policy.

Uninstall

1. To free a device slot, press Sign Out in Settings → Subscription first: it removes this Mac from your subscription.
2. Quit Vibe Console and drag it from Applications to the Trash.
3. Optionally delete its data:
   • ~/Library/Application Support/VibeConsole (settings, appearance, saved prompts, your local skill list)
   • ~/.frame/workspaces.json (your project list)
   • ~/Library/Preferences/com.vibeconsole.ide.plist (preferences)
   • .frame/saved-prompts.json inside a project folder (that project’s saved prompts)
   • The Keychain item com.vibeconsole.ide.license (trial and subscription record)

Contact

Email support@vibeconsole.dev. For license issues, include the email you used at checkout.