Computer use

Let Arro click, type, and navigate in your open apps, follow its progress on screen, and pause or stop control whenever you need to take over.

Ask Arro to carry out a task in your open apps while you watch and control when it stops.

Audimate is coming soon. Access to the web workspace and desktop downloads is limited to approved testers. Public signups and downloads are not open yet.

The desktop app is for Windows. macOS is coming soon; Mac-specific guidance describes the upcoming release.

Computer use requires the desktop app and is available on every plan, including Free. Enable Let Arro control your computer under Arro → General. For the upcoming Mac release, see macOS permissions.

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.

1. Show the task

   In the app you want Arro to use, bring the relevant window into view.

2. Ask for the result

   Tell Arro what to do, such as “Fill this form using the details I gave you.” A blue border appears around the screen it controls.

3. 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. Arro asks before a consequential step outside what you have authorized, such as sending a message you only asked it to draft.

Pause or stop

The dock shows Controlling while Arro operates your screen.

Control	What happens
Pause	Stops input and keeps the task ready to continue
Resume	Checks the current screen and continues
Stop	Ends control until you ask Arro to act again
Esc	Stops control from any app, including between actions
Double-tap your action key	Pauses, then resumes on another double-tap

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.

Choose how Arro helps

What you need	Where the work happens
Computer use	Arro uses your mouse and keyboard in visible apps
Guide	You act while Arro explains and highlights each step
Background work	A task uses its own browser and local files

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.

When control is unavailable

Situation	What to do
Computer control is off	Enable the control setting in Arro → General
A required permission is missing	Follow the permission prompt in the desktop app
Watch mode is recording	Stop the recording before asking Arro to act
You paused control	Choose Resume when ready
You stopped control	Ask Arro to act again when ready

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

Related

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.