Connect+ Docs
Using Connect+

Getting started

Install the backer build, activate it, and stay current — everything the Connect+ Beta does today.

Connect+ is a desktop browser built around total per-profile isolation with uBlock-class ad & tracker blocking built in. This guide covers the build you have today; new sections appear here as campaign rounds complete.

Install

Install the build delivered to you as a backer:

PlatformFormats
WindowsInstaller (.exe)
Linuxdeb · Flatpak · Snap · AppImage · tar.gz
macOSArrives later in the campaign

No configuration is needed — the first launch walks you through language and theme, then asks you to sign in.

Activate

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caption: The one-time sign-in that ties the install to your backer account.
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Sign in once with your backer account. Activation verifies your pledge and ties the install to your account — up to 5 devices. Your credentials go only to the account server, are never stored in the app, and none of your browsing data ever leaves your machine.

  • Hit the device limit? Free a slot from Account & devices on this site (signing in again on an old machine re-activates it).
  • Removing a device signs that install out within a day.

Stay current — automatically

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caption: The what's-new screen that greets you after each update.
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The app keeps itself current: every build published to your channel downloads in the background and applies on the next restart, greeting you with what's new. You never re-download an installer.

  • Re-show the welcome / what's-new screen anytime: Settings → About → What's new.

Your first five minutes

  1. Create a profile for each world you keep separate — Work, Personal, a client, a test environment. Each one gets its own everything (how isolation works).
  2. Pick your search engine — globally, or per profile (search & browsing).
  3. Save a password or a 2FA code — encrypted on your device, per profile (passwords & codes).
  4. Check the shield in the toolbar — ad & tracker blocking is already on.

Getting help

Found something broken? That's what the beta is for — report it through the campaign page and the fix lands in your install automatically. See what's in this build for exactly where the work stands.

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