Install DuckyHelper on your Mac

Steps#

1. Download DuckyHelper.dmg from duckyhelper.com/download.
2. Open it and drag DuckyHelper onto Applications.
3. Open DuckyHelper. The first time, macOS asks if you are sure: click Open.
4. Opened it straight from the download window? DuckyHelper offers to move itself to Applications: click Move.
5. Sign in, then follow the short setup: Set up your Mac.

Updates#

• Updates download in the background and install when you quit, never while the pill is open.
• When one is waiting, the menu bar duck shows a dot and Restart to Update at the top of its menu.
• Check for Updates… in the duck's menu looks right away. Settings > General shows your version.

Open at login#

1. Click the duck in the menu bar.
2. Choose Launch at Login. (Or Settings > General > Open at login.) Now fn works as soon as you log in.

Uninstall#

1. Click the duck in the menu bar and choose Uninstall DuckyHelper… (or Settings > About > Uninstall…).
2. Click Uninstall. It removes the app, its settings and local data, turns off Launch at Login, gives the fn key back, and asks macOS to forget its permissions.

Limits#

Related#

• Set up your Mac: permissions and the fn keyThe four short setup steps and the four Mac switches Ducky needs.
• Create your account and sign inEmail with a one-time code, or Google, Apple or GitHub; under 13 needs a parent.
• The menu bar duck and the dashboardEverything in the duck's menu, and the dashboard window.