Download
Get Play That Back for your Mac.It’s a Mac app. Send yourself the link.
Open the .dmg from your Downloads folder, then follow the steps below.
Send the link to your Mac with AirDrop, Messages or email, and download it there. The download is free. When you first open the app, it asks you to buy it for $49 plus any sales tax, once, for two Macs. Already have a license key? Enter it there instead.
Download for MacSend to my MacVersion 1.1.1 · Apple silicon · macOS 26 or later
You’ll need
- A Mac with Apple silicon
- M1 or newer. Intel Macs aren’t supported.
- macOS 26 or later
- Check in → About This Mac.
- An internet connection
- For recording references, buying, activating and cloud reviews.
- For reviews and Compare
- An AI account (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini or xAI) or a free model running on your Mac. Adding, recording and watching videos don’t need it, and neither does Match color.
Install in a minute
Open the download
Double-click the .dmg, then drag Play That Back onto the Applications folder in the window that opens.
Open Play That Back
The first time, macOS checks that it came from the internet. Choose Open.
Buy inside the app
Read the Terms and Privacy Notice, then choose Buy. Checkout opens in your browser.
Come back and unlock
Choose Check purchase. Play That Back unlocks once the payment is confirmed.
Keep your license key
Settings → License shows it. Keep it somewhere safe; it unlocks your second Mac too.
Connect your AI when you want reviews
Settings → AI Connections. Gemini is the one to pick for Compare. Adding, recording and watching videos work without it.
Allow recording the first time
When you first record a reference, macOS asks for Screen Recording permission. Turn on Play That Back in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording.
If something’s off
I paid, but Play That Back is still locked.
Choose Check purchase. Confirmation can take a moment after checkout. If it still won’t unlock, contact support with your receipt email.
It says both Macs are in use.
Open Settings → License on a Mac you no longer use and deactivate it, then activate this one.
I lost my license key.
Settings → License shows it on any Mac that’s still unlocked. Otherwise, we can email you a new one.
A post won’t play in the Recorder.
It may be private, removed or age-restricted, or its owner may have turned off embedding. Those posts can’t be played inside the app, so they can’t be recorded. Check that you can open it without signing in, and paste the direct link to the post.
Recording needs permission.
Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording, turn on Play That Back, then come back to the app. If macOS asks, quit and reopen Play That Back.