# Getting Started

## Getting Started

This guide walks you through installing Mix It Up and completing the initial setup.

### Requirements

- **OS**: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- **Account**: A Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Velora, or VPZone account

### Installation

### Installer (Recommended)

1. Download **MixItUp-Setup.exe** from [mixitup.bot](https://mixitup.bot).
2. Run the installer and follow the prompts.
3. Launch **Mix It Up** from the Start Menu or desktop shortcut.

### ZIP Version

1. Download the ZIP archive from [mixitup.bot](https://mixitup.bot).
2. Extract the contents to a folder of your choice.
3. Run `MixItUp.exe` inside the extracted folder.

### First Launch: New User Wizard

When you open Mix It Up for the first time, the **New User Wizard** guides you through:

1. **Log in** with your streaming account (Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Velora, or VPZone).
2. **Connect your bot account**: an optional secondary account your bot speaks as, set up per platform using the same Accounts page (Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Velora, or VPZone), not exclusively a "separate Twitch account". Note that Velora's bot works differently and is not a separate account or login.
3. **Import settings** from a previous installation if you have one.
4. **Review default commands** and enable or disable them to your liking.

### Updating Mix It Up

Mix It Up checks for updates automatically on launch. When a new version is available, you'll see a prompt to download and install it. You can also check manually via **Help → Check for Updates**.

### Preview Program

The preview program lets you test new features early and share feedback, though preview builds can be buggy or incomplete. Before starting a run of preview updates, back up your settings via **Settings → Advanced → Backup Settings**. To join, head to **Settings → Advanced**, toggle **Update Preview Program**, and restart Mix It Up to update to the preview version.

For questions or support with the preview program, join our [Discord Support Server](https://mixitup.bot/discord) and use the `#help-and-support` channel. The [current preview release notes](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/MixItUpBot/mixer-mixitup/blob/releases/preview/MixItUp.WPF/Changelog.html) cover what is new in the latest preview build.

### Uninstalling

How you remove Mix It Up depends on how you installed it. If you used the installer, it registers a genuine Windows entry, so open **Windows Settings → Apps** (Add or Remove Programs) and remove Mix It Up there, which runs its dedicated uninstaller. You should also delete the Start Menu folder that holds its shortcut. If you used the ZIP version, simply delete the unzipped folder.

Your settings and data live separately in `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MixItUp` and are not deleted automatically. To remove them, delete that folder, which you can reach via **Settings → Advanced → Installation Folder** in the app or by typing `%localappdata%/MixItUp` into the Windows Explorer address bar.

Keep in mind that deleting your installation also deletes your data, since your settings only exist on your computer. Uninstalling generally will not resolve issues you are running into and is not recommended as a troubleshooting step unless you are specifically advised to do so.

### What's Next

Once you're set up, these pages cover the core building blocks of Mix It Up:

- [Commands](/docs/commands) - Assemble sets of Actions to run when something happens, with triggers, cooldowns, and usage requirements.
- [Actions](/docs/actions) - The individual steps a command performs, such as chat messages, sounds, overlays, and scripts.
- [Overlays](/docs/overlays) - Display visuals on your stream through a browser source in your streaming software.
- [Consumables](/docs/consumables) - Currency, rank, inventory, and stream pass systems to reward your viewers.

### Need Help?

- [Discord Support Server](https://mixitup.bot/discord)
- [YouTube Channel](https://mixitup.bot/youtube)
- [Feature Backlog](https://github.com/orgs/mixitupbot/projects/13)