THE YAP MACHINE
Windows 10 or 11

Install The Yap Machine

Follow one step at a time. The longest step is a one-time download. If something looks different on your computer, use the Help page or book a free call.

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Welcome

What you are about to do

You will install Claude, download The Yap Machine, run its installer, then make one tiny test video. You only do this once.

Check these first

  • A Windows 10 or 11 computer, not a phone or iPad.
  • A computer you are allowed to install programs on.
  • About 10 GB of free space.
  • Your internet connection. Turn off any VPN for today.
  • About 45 minutes. You can walk away during the long download.
  • Your delivery email with your personal download link.

If you can download a photo from an email, you can do this. If you get stuck, there is a real person on the other side of the install call.

Get Claude

Install the app The Yap Machine lives in.

Claude is a separate company. Your Claude plan is billed by them, not by us. The Yap Machine needs a paid plan, Pro or higher.

1. Make or open your account

  1. Go to claude.ai and sign up or log in.
  2. Choose a paid plan on Claude’s plan page. Enter payment only on Claude’s own site.
  3. Go to claude.ai/download and download Claude for Windows.
The Claude installer file in the Downloads folder
Guide mockup: The Claude installer file in the Downloads folder. Your screen may look a little different.
The Claude app open for the first time with Log in highlighted
Guide mockup: The Claude app open for the first time with Log in highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.

2. Find the Code tab

Open Claude and look along the top or left side for a tab called Code. If it is not there, check that your plan is active and Claude is up to date. If it asks for Git, continue with this guide. The Yap Machine installer adds Git for you.

Download

Get your personal Yap Machine ZIP.

Open your delivery email and use your personal download link. The public website does not hand out the paid ZIP.

Use the personal download link in your delivery email. If you cannot find it, book a free install call and the team will help.

Do not open the ZIP yet

The next step is to extract it. A ZIP is just a folder that has been squashed into one file so it downloads faster.

Install

Unzip it, then run the installer.

1. Extract the ZIP

  1. Open File Explorer and click Downloads.
  2. Right-click the file that starts with the-yap-machine and ends in .zip.
  3. Click Extract All..., then Extract.
  4. If the new window has one folder called the-yap-machine, double-click it.
Right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All
Guide mockup: Right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All. Your screen may look a little different.
The Extract box with Extract highlighted
Guide mockup: The Extract box with Extract highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.
The unzipped folder with Install The Yap Machine highlighted
Guide mockup: The unzipped folder with Install The Yap Machine highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.

2. Run the installer

  1. Double-click Install The Yap Machine.
  2. If a blue box says “Windows protected your PC,” click More info, then Run anyway.
  3. If Windows asks to allow changes, click Yes.
  4. Leave the black window alone. The big speech download is about 1.6 GB and can look stuck for 10 to 30 minutes.
  5. When you see All done. The Yap Machine is installed., you are finished.

Write down or photograph the folder address it shows you.

The Windows protected your PC box with More info highlighted
Guide mockup: The Windows protected your PC box with More info highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.
The same Windows box with Run anyway highlighted
Guide mockup: The same Windows box with Run anyway highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.
The allow changes box with Yes highlighted
Guide mockup: The allow changes box with Yes highlighted. Your screen may look a little different.
The installer part way through
Guide mockup: The installer part way through. Your screen may look a little different.
The installer showing All done and the folder address
Guide mockup: The installer showing All done and the folder address. Your screen may look a little different.

Do not turn Smart App Control or your antivirus off permanently. If something is blocked, use the Help page or book a call.

Open in Claude

Point Claude at your Yap Machine folder.

  1. Close Claude completely and open it again.
  2. Click the Code tab.
  3. Click Open folder or Select folder and choose your Yap Machine folder.
  4. In the message box, type get me started and press Enter.

The Yap Machine checks everything and tells you in plain words if anything is missing. If it asks to allow something, read it and click Allow.

You are installed.

Click the button when you have completed this step. It helps us see where people need more help.

Your first video

Make one tiny test reel.

  1. Film a short talking video on your phone. Thirty to sixty seconds is perfect.
  2. Get it onto your computer with email, Google Photos or a cable.
  3. Put the video in the inbox folder inside your Yap Machine folder.
  4. In Claude, type edit my newest clip.
  5. Answer three short questions, review the plan, and type yes.
  6. Your finished video and caption appear in ready-shelf.

Things you can say any time

  • “open the effects gallery”
  • “what can you do?”
  • “something is wrong”

Want to see what else it can do?

Bring one short video to a free install call and the team will walk through it with you.

Book a free install call