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Install & get started

Last updated · June 15, 2026

A 5-minute path from download to your first scheduled upload.

Watch the 2-minute walkthrough

1. Download Rollout

Head to the download page and click Download for Windows. You'll get a single file:

  • Rollout-Setup.exearound 220 MB. This is the installer; you only download it once. Future updates ship in the background as small differential patches.

A macOS build (Apple Silicon, .dmg) is on the way. Until then, the download page lists it as coming soon and you can leave your email on the contact page if you'd like a ping when it's ready.

Rollout download page with Windows card highlighted and macOS card showing Coming soon
The /download page — pick Windows

2. Install on Windows

  1. Open your Downloads folder and double-click Rollout-Setup.exe.
  2. The installer wizard opens directly. Rollout-Setup.exe is code-signed, so Windows recognizes the publisher and no security warning appears.
  3. In the wizard, pick where Rollout should live (the default is fine for most people) and click Install.
  4. When the wizard finishes, leave Run Rollout checked and click Finish. The app opens and creates a Start menu + desktop shortcut.
Rollout NSIS installer wizard at the Choose Install Location page
Rollout installer — Choose install location

3. Signed & verified

Rollout-Setup.exe is code-signed with a certificate issued to Andrei-Florin Drexler so Windows recognizes the publisher and installs the app cleanly. No security warnings, no bypass steps.

The User Account Control (UAC) prompt that appears when the installer starts is normal — it's Windows asking for permission to install any app, and the publisher name shown there is the signed identity above.

4. First launch & sign-in

When Rollout opens for the first time, it lands on a card titled “Sign in to Rollout” with a single button.

  1. Click Continue in browser. Your default browser opens to getrollout.app/sign-in. . The app card shows “Opening browser…” while it waits.
  2. Sign in with Google (one click) or with an email + password if you already created an account on the website.
  3. After sign-in, your browser will ask “Open Rollout?”click Open Rollout. The desktop app finishes the sign-in automatically and lands you on the dashboard.

Why a browser? Sign-in lives in your real browser so password managers, two-factor codes, and your existing Google session all work the way you expect. The desktop app never sees your password.

Rollout desktop app first-launch sign-in screen with Continue in browser button
First launch — Continue in browser

5. Your first 10 minutes

You land on the dashboard. Here's the shortest path to a published video — five steps, in order.

Rollout dashboard right after sign-in, before any projects exist
The dashboard — your day-to-day home

Connect your YouTube channel

Open Settings from the sidebar, scroll to the YouTube section, and click Connect YouTube. Your browser opens a Google consent screen — approve the scopes (upload + read channel info) and you'll be bounced back to the app with the channel name shown.

Rollout Settings page YouTube section with Connect YouTube button
Settings — Connect YouTube

Create your first project

Click Create in the sidebar. The wizard walks you through four steps:

  1. Name the project (e.g. “Type beats — June”).
  2. Workflowpick the source folder for your MP3s and the folder of cover images. Rollout watches these folders so dropping new files in queues them up.
  3. Previewconfirm font, layout, and overlay text. The thumbnail you see here is what the rendered MP4 will look like.
  4. Schedulepick a cadence (e.g. one upload a day at 4 pm) or hit Publish Now for the first one.
Rollout Create wizard on the Workflow step, showing folder pickers for MP3s and cover images
Create wizard — pick your MP3 and image folders

Watch it render

Open Queue from the sidebar. You'll see rows for each upload: a progress bar fills as ffmpeg encodes the video, then the row flips to Uploading, then Scheduled or Published. Rendering happens locally on your machine, so your stems never leave.

Check the dashboard

Back on the dashboard, the next scheduled upload shows up with countdown, thumbnail, and a quick “Publish now” shortcut. This is the screen you'll live on day-to-day.

6. Troubleshooting

Antivirus quarantined the installer

Rare, but a small number of antivirus products still flag brand-new signed installers on ML heuristics alone. Restore the file from quarantine and add an exception for Rollout-Setup.exe and the install folder (default: %LocalAppData%\Programs\Rollout). If your AV won't let you, email us — we can send a hash you can verify against.

The app installs but shows a blank screen on launch

Fully quit Rollout (right-click the tray icon → Quit) and reopen it. If the blank screen sticks, send us a bug report from Settings → Bug report (it auto-attaches a redacted log bundle, no copy-paste required).

I sign in and the app sends me back to sign-in

That usually means the rollout:// handoff didn't reach the app — common right after install, before Windows has registered the protocol. Fully quit Rollout, reopen it, and try sign-in once more. If it loops again, restart Windows so the protocol registration takes effect.

I'm on macOS

The macOS build isn't shipping yet (it's in the works for Q3 2026). When it does ship, you'll see a Gatekeeper prompt the first time — “Rollout can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.” The bypass is: right-click Rollout.app in Applications and choose Open, then click Open in the dialog. Or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. The macOS build isn't notarized yet — that's on the roadmap. The Windows build is code-signed and installs cleanly.

7. Where to get help

Three places, in order of speed:

  • In-app bug report Settings → Bug report. Fastest for anything that's broken or weird, because logs come with the report.
  • Email support@getrollout.app. Usually a same-business-day reply, written by a human.
  • Discordthe Rollout community server. Other producers, workflow tips, and the fastest channel for quick questions.

For everything else — billing, partnerships, press — the contact page has the right address.