> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reload.chat/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sign in to Reload

> How to sign in to Reload on the web and in the desktop app — magic-link email, Google SSO, and how the desktop app hands off to your browser.

Reload uses a single hosted sign-in screen for both the web and the desktop app. Pick a provider and you're in.

## Sign in from the web

Open [app.reload.chat](https://app.reload.chat) and click **Sign in**. You'll be sent to the hosted sign-in screen, where you can:

* Continue with **Google**
* Continue with **GitHub**
* Sign in with **email**

The same screen handles signing in *and* signing up. If you've signed in before, you'll land back in your workspace. If you're new, Reload creates a personal workspace for you on the spot — see [Your first launch](/getting-started/first-launch).

## Sign in from the desktop

When you launch the desktop app, it opens the sign-in screen in your default browser. After you complete the sign-in, your browser hands you back to the desktop app via a `reload://` link.

If your browser doesn't open the desktop app automatically, the page shows a fallback you can click:

> **Opening Reload…**
>
> You should be back in the desktop app in a moment. If nothing happened, click below.
>
> **\[Open in Reload]**
>
> You can close this tab once the desktop app opens.

## Sign-in via invite link

If a teammate has invited you, the email you received contains a special sign-in link. Open it on the device you want to use:

* Reload opens its sign-in screen with the invite attached.
* After you sign in, Reload claims the invite automatically and drops you into the inviter's workspace.

If the invite is no longer valid (expired, revoked, or sent to a different email), Reload routes you back to a friendly preview page that explains what happened. See [Sign-in issues](/troubleshooting/sign-in#invite-link-doesn-t-work) for the full list.

## When sign-in fails

If anything goes wrong during sign-in, you'll see:

> **Sign-in didn't complete. Please try again.**
>
> **\[Try again]**

The message is deliberately generic. The **Try again** button forces a fresh sign-in (rather than reusing a stale session) — for most transient issues, one click is enough. If the failure persists, see [Sign-in issues](/troubleshooting/sign-in).

## Next

[Your first launch →](/getting-started/first-launch)