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Ask Arro to carry out a task in your open apps while you watch and control when it stops. The desktop app is available for Windows and for Macs with Apple silicon. Computer use requires the desktop app and is available on every plan, including Free. Enable Let Arro control your computer under Arro → General. Arro chooses how to carry out your request automatically. You do not need to select a separate control mode. On a Mac and on Windows 11, Arro also needs permission to see your screen, and on a Mac to control it. See Windows permissions and macOS permissions.

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Ask Arro to act

Arro can click, double-click, drag, scroll, type, and use keyboard shortcuts in the apps on your screen. It checks the screen as it works and acts when you ask it to.
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Show the task

Restore the app if it is minimized and bring the relevant window to the front before asking Arro.
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Ask for the result

Name the app or document and tell Arro what to do, such as “Fill the registration form in Chrome using my details.” A blue border appears around the screen it controls.
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Follow the progress

Open the Control tab in the dynamic dock to see how far Arro has got.
If Arro cannot act, it explains what is blocking it. Check the setting, permissions, and recording state under When control is unavailable. Describe the intended outcome and any boundaries when you ask. If several windows could match, tell Arro which document or page you mean. Arro asks before a consequential step outside what you have authorized, such as sending a message you only asked it to draft. Browser pages work through the window you already have open. No browser connection or developer setting is required. When the browser exposes its address or search field, Arro can enter the requested text and navigate from that field. Include the full web address when you want Arro to open a specific page in the current tab. For forms, provide the values and name the fields, dropdown options, or radio choices you want. Arro can fill related fields together and run searches, checking changes between inputs. It can scroll to reveal more of the page and uses labels, current values, and nearby text to choose the next step. If Arro cannot read an app’s or page’s controls, it finishes the request visually from the screen instead of stopping. It still asks for your help when a step needs you, such as signing in. If a control service temporarily fails, Arro checks the screen and tries the blocked step visually. You do not need to repeat your request. Permission limits and Stop still apply.

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Pause or stop

The dock shows Controlling while Arro operates your screen. It stays visible while Arro checks the app or decides the next step between actions. Arro’s cursor replaces your pointer at its current position, and a colored ring marks each click. Your usual pointer returns when control pauses, stops, or waits for you to complete a step. Your action key defaults to Left Shift. Talking or typing to Arro also interrupts its current action. Moving your mouse does not pause Arro, so pause or stop before taking over.
Stopping does not undo changes Arro already made. Check the app before asking it to continue.

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Choose how Arro helps

To switch from coaching to action, tell Arro to do the step for you. A background task cannot operate your open desktop. Its browser has a separate sign-in session, with its own browser settings. The Approvals setting governs background tasks accessing sites, folders, and connected tools. It does not show an approval card for each click or keystroke on your screen. See approval modes for those task controls.

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When control is unavailable

To keep Arro as a guide, turn off Let Arro control your computer. This setting is saved separately on each device.

Guide

Learn a task with Arro coaching you through it.

Work

Hand a task to Arro to run in the background.

Desktop settings

Configure permissions, browser access, and allowed folders.