Prerequisites & System Requirements

In order to use Coherence, you'll need to be using macOS 10.12 or greater. After the trial period, you'll also need a licensed copy - which can be acquired directly from BZG or can be used as part of the Setapp subscription bundle.

Coherence uses chromium-based browser as a backend to turn websites into apps on your Mac. As such, you'll need the latest version of one of the following:

Support for additional browsers is tentatively being planned for later releases.

Setting up Coherence

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The first time you launch Coherence, you'll be greeted with the setup menu. This will only appear the first time you launch the app, and can not be reactivated at a later time.

If this is your first time using Cohernece, follow the directions in the setup menu. In case you missed the setup process or need help, here's everything the setup menu does and how to do it manually:

The setup process also provides a general feature overview.

Interface Overview

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On the main Coherence interface, you'll see a number of options: