How to Download Ahero on Your Mac

By Allison on Nov 3, 2023 - 5 mins read

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Ready to take control of your time and work towards your dreams? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to download Ahero for your Mac. This shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. If you haven’t questions, reach out to allison.thesidekickapp@gmail.com


5 Minute Step-By-Step Guide

1. Create an account on Ahero if you haven’t already.

2. Download Ahero on your Mac.

3. Install Ahero by double-clicking on the download package.

4. Move Ahero to your ‘Applications’ folder.

5. You’ll get this warning that Ahero is an app downloaded online. Don’t worry! The app is safe. Click ‘Open.’

6. Sync your Ahero account by clicking ‘Sign in With Browser.’

7. Confirm you’re signed into the same account. If not, sign in with a different account. Once you’re done, click ‘Open the desktop app.’

8. Click ‘Open Ahero’ to complete the sync.

9. Now that you’re all synced and back in your Ahero desktop app, click ‘OK’ to allow Ahero access to your System Events. This lets Ahero time your sessions and block distracting sites and apps.

10. You’re done! Click ‘New Session’ to start your first deep work session. Happy focusing!

Thanks so much for using Ahero! We're really glad you're part of our community. If you have any issues, questions, or feedback, please reach out to allison.thesidekickapp@gmail.com at any time.


Frequently Encountered Issues

Issues signing in to your app

This may be because your popups are blocked. This prevents Ahero from syncing your account and your app.

1. Open the ‘Pop-up blocked’ window. 

2. Click ‘Always allow pop-ups and redirects’ and click done.

3. Try signing in with the browser once again.