# Connect

Get a live overview of OffShoot transfers in progress – yours and others – plus receive push notifications on completed transfers wherever you are.

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The [Hedge Connect app for iOS and Android](https://blog.hedge.video/the-all-new-connect-15ae83d0b54b?ref=app) is incompatible with OffShoot. As of February 2025, Connect 2.0 will no longer work with Hedge 23.1.2 or older versions.
{% endhint %}

## Requirements

1. OffShoot 23.2 or newer
2. A modern web browser

## How to use

1. Go to `Settings` > `Connect`.
2. Toggle `Enable Connect` to `ON`.
3. Copy the `Connect Code` by clicking the clipboard icon.
4. Click  `Go to Connect ✨`, or go to [https://connect.hedge.video](https://connect.hedge.video/) in your web browser.

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5. Enter the `Connect Code` or request a magic link (requires an OffShoot Pro license).&#x20;

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6. Start a transfer in OffShoot, and your transfers will appear on the Connect site.

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## Monitor multiple computers

Connect can list multiple workstations with OffShoot transfers in-progress if someone enables Connect in OffShoot on their workstation and they send you their `Connect Code`.

1. Once you log into [the Connect site](https://connect3.hedge.video), click `Add +` .
2. Under `Add new connection`, enter the `Connect Code` of another computer using OffShoot with Connect enabled.
3. Click `Connect`.
4. That computer will appear on the Connect site with any live transfer progress.

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## Receive Notifications

Connect can send push notifications about completed OffShoot transfers to a network-connected device.

1. Once you log into [the Connect site](https://connect3.hedge.video), click the grey bell icon (i.e. the notification button).
2. Click `Allow` in the notifications popup on your device.
3. When the grey bell turns blue, Connect will send you notifications for completed transfers.

### Enable Push Notifications from the Connect site on mobile devices

* iOS 16.4 and newer:
  1. Go to the [Connect site](https://connect3.hedge.video)
  2. Save Connect as a web app by tapping the share button in the iOS toolbar, scrolling to the bottom of the menu, and tapping `Add to Home Screen`.
  3. Open the web app and click the notification bell icon.
  4. Enable Notifications for this website when prompted.
* Android - [Use notifications to get alerts](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216?hl=en\&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid)

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If the notification button is disabled, your browser does not support notifications, or you rejected notifications to appear in your web browser.&#x20;
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## Change connection name

By default, Connect will display the Computer Name as the connection name.&#x20;

You can  change the connection name in `OffShoot` > `Settings` > `Connect` > `Computer Name`.

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## Revoke access

An OffShoot user can revoke access to Connect by clicking the `Revoke Access` button in OffShoot. This cancels all connections to the Connect site and creates a new `Connect Code`.

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On the Connect site, you can delete a connection to a device by hovering over the device listed under `Connections`, then clicking `X` next to it.

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## Auto Connect (Pro)

{% hint style="info" %}
This feature requires an OffShoot Pro license. Upgrade via the [License Manager](https://account.hedge.video), or via OffShoot > Settings > License. Check out all Pro features [here](https://hedge.video/offshoot/pro-features).
{% endhint %}

With an OffShoot Pro license, there's no need to `Add new connection`'s with a `Connect Code` since:

* `Enable Connect` will be toggled `ON` by default.
* OffShoot automatically adds your device's connection to the Connect site.
* You can log in to the Connect site using your email address or license key.


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