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Install Scamp

Scamp requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, Windows 10 or later, or a 64-bit Linux desktop.

1. Download the Scamp installer for your platform.
2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.
3. Open Scamp from your Applications folder (macOS) or Start menu (Windows).

The start screen

When you open Scamp, the start screen has two areas:

• Sidebar: The New Project button, navigation, a link to Settings, and an account panel at the bottom. Signing in is optional; Scamp works fully without it.
• Projects: A card for each project you've opened before, showing a picture of its home page. Click a card to reopen the project. Folder names appear the way you'd read them, so my-portfolio appears as "My Portfolio"; hold the pointer over a card to see the folder name on disk.

The folder icon beside the Projects heading is your default projects folder. Hold the pointer over it to see its path, or click it to choose a different folder. You can also change or clear the folder in Settings.

Create your first project

1. In the sidebar, click New Project.
2. Enter a project name. Scamp creates a folder with that name inside your default projects folder.
3. The project opens with a blank canvas and one page named home.

The project folder

Scamp stores projects in a default folder that you can change in Settings. Each project folder contains the following files:

• home.tsx: The TSX component for your first page
• home.module.css: The matching CSS Module
• theme.css: Your project's theme tokens
• agent.md: Instructions for AI coding agents (see Bidirectional sync)

These files are real, editable code. Open them in any editor, and your changes sync back to the canvas.

Next steps

• Learn how to draw on the canvas.
• Explore the properties panel.
• Read about bidirectional sync to understand what makes Scamp different.