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description: Greetings, and welcome to the experience of Wave!
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# Getting Started

* Let's get you started with where to download Wave.

## Download:

* [https://getwave.gg](https://getwave.gg)&#x20;

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This is our one, and only official website for Wave. Anyone regarding a different site for Wave is a scam and is phishing you to download their fake software.
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## Installation:

You can follow the instructions below to get the best experience & installation process out of Wave!

After downloading Wave from the link above, you can proceed by doing the steps below:

* Click _**`Download`**_ on the landing page.

> You will then be prompted to download _**`WaveWindows`**_.

## Register:

Now that you've made it this far into getting Wave, all you need to do is register an account.

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*   Click the Sign Up button at the bottom of the Login Prompt.

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* Make up a username, email, and password that you can remember.
* Once you're done, click the Sign Up button on the prompt.

> Congratulations, you now have access to the main Wave User-Interface!

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## Redeem Your Key:

*   In order to use Wave, you need a key for the software to function as it is supposed to.

    * For Free users, you must go through Linkvertise and grab your key from there.

    > [https://key.getwave.gg/](https://key.getwave.gg/)

    * For Premium users, you must buy a key from one of our official resellers that you can find easily on our website.

    > [https://getwave.gg/resellers](https://getwave.gg/resellers)


* To actually redeem the key, hit the Settings logo near the bottom left of the user-interface.
*   From there, input your key where it says `XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX`.

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