Signing in to the Desktop Apps

Sign in to Files, Maestro and the other Pliris desktop apps with an email link, skip the email with Continue as, and fix a link that doesn't bring you back to the app.

Sign in to every Pliris desktop app with the same account you use on the website. There's no desktop password. You get a link by email, click it, and the app signs itself in. Once one app on your Mac is signed in, the others sign in with one click.

Sign in

  1. Open the app. You'll see a sign-in screen.
  2. Type the email address you use for Pliris and click the button to email yourself a link (Email me a magic link in Files, Email me a sign-in link in Maestro).
  3. Open the email on this Mac and click the link. It opens in your browser, which hands the sign-in back to the app, and the app signs itself in.

The link works for 15 minutes. If it doesn't arrive, click Send again. In Files, click Use a different email if you typed the wrong address.

You stay signed in between launches, so this is normally once per Mac.

Pro tip: Use the same email address you use on the website. A different address is a different account, and your bands and songs won't be there.

Skip the email with Continue as

When one Pliris app on your Mac is signed in, the others know. Open another app and it offers Continue as with that email. Click it and you're in, with no second email.

Sign out or switch accounts

Sign out from the app (in Files it's in the app's window, in Maestro it's Settings → Account). Signing out of one Pliris app signs this Mac out of all of them, so the next person can't pick up your account in another app. Then sign in again with the other address.

  • Open the link on the same Mac the app is running on. Clicking it on your phone signs your phone's browser in and does nothing for the app.
  • Let it open in your normal browser. Some email apps open links in their own preview window, which can't hand off to a desktop app. Copy the link and paste it into Safari or Chrome instead.
  • Leave the app open while you click the link.
  • Use the newest email. If you asked for a few links, click the last one that arrived.
  • Links work once, for 15 minutes. If it's been used or has expired, ask the app for a new one.

Still stuck? Quit the app completely, open it again, and ask for one more link.

Frequently asked questions

The link is a web link. Your browser checks it and hands the sign-in straight back to the desktop app. It's what lets you sign in without typing a password into an app.

The link signs in whichever device opens it. Open it on the Mac the app is running on.

Do I have to sign in to each app separately?

No. Sign in to one, and every other Pliris app on that Mac offers Continue as with the same email.

I signed out of Files and Maestro signed out too. Is that right?

Yes. Signing out of any Pliris app signs the whole Mac out, so nobody can keep using your account in another app after you've left.

Do I have to sign in every time I open the app?

No. The apps remember you between launches.

Can I use a different email than my website login?

No. The desktop apps use the same account as the website, so a different email is a different account with different bands and songs.

Ask for a new one on the app's sign-in screen and click the newest email. Links work once, for 15 minutes.

Where to go next

Stuck at any point, click the support bubble in the bottom-right corner of any page, or email support@fromstudiotostage.com. You'll hear back within 24 hours.