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# TheAltening PC App — Quick Start
You can use either our desktop app or a supported client. If you’re using a supported client, you don’t need the app. You can learn more about [supported clients here](/documentation/basics/editor.md)
If you would like to use our application, here is a very simple guide to get ingame within one minute or less.
Step 1. [Download](https://thealtening.com/app) and extract TheAltening.exe
Step 2. Right Click -> Run as Administrator
Step 3. Wait for application to start
* **Open your game** normally and sit at the home screen. Don’t join a server yet.
Step 4. Go to your [generator page](https://thealtening.com/tokens), generate and copy a token
Step 5. Paste token into the desktop application
Step 6. Connect to any server
Once the token has been successfully set, your next login to any server will be from that account.
Finished with TheAltening? No uninstallation is needed. Simply type "Q" in the program (keybind to exit) and close your game. There are no permanent changes made to your files.
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