How do I sign up for a Peerio account?

Mobile

Get Peerio for iOS and Android
To get started with Peerio, you will first need to download Peerio. 

After installing, open Peerio and tap Create Account

Now you can enter your name. Peerio has no "real names" policy, and display names can be used however you like. Peerio will suggest usernames based on your name, choose one or enter your own. Your display names can be changed at any time, but your username cannot — so pick carefully! You will be sent a confirmation link to the email so check for typos and tap Next when done.

Peerio will generate an Account Key for you. Make sure to record this Account Key! You can save a PDF copy for safe keeping.

Next you can import your phone contacts to find friends already on Peerio.

Find out more about Peerio's privacy policy.

You can now begin chatting.

Desktop

Get Peerio for Windows, or macOS:
To get started download Peerio.

• Windows
• macOS 

If you download Peerio for Windows or macOS, verify the authenticity of your download by looking for our code signature.

Windows

Open the installer from where you downloaded it (peerio-2-setup-[version].exe) and follow the installation instructions. Peerio will make a shortcut on your desktop that you can use to launch Peerio.

macOS 

After downloading Peerio for macOS, open the dmg file (peerio-2-[version].dmg) and copy Peerio to your Applications folder by dragging it. 

Sign up for a new account:

Launch Peerio and click Create account at the bottom.

Now you can enter name. Peerio has no "real names" policy, and display names can be used however you like. Peerio will suggest usernames based on your name, choose one or enter your own. Your display names can be changed at any time, but your username cannot — so pick carefully! You will be sent a confirmation link to the email so check for typos and tap Next when done.

Peerio will generate an Account Key for you. Make sure to record this Account Key somewhere safe! You can click Save Account Key to have Peerio generate a PDF that you can print out. Click Next to finish. 

Enjoy your new Peerio account!

And that's it! You now have a Peerio account! To learn how to send messages and files, or add contacts, see our How to use Peerio help section.