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title: Getting Started - Setup 3 - step 1
description: Thank you for choosing pi-top [4] let's get you set up and ready to start making!
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# Connecting using another computer.

To control your pi-top [4] via another computer such as a MacBook, PC, or Chromebook, you need to download and install something called a VNC (virtual network computing). It’s free and really easy to do, but you will need an internet connection.

![Real_logo](https://www.pi-top.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Real_logo.png?width=400&name=Real_logo.png "Real_logo")

 

![Image 2@2x](https://www.pi-top.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Getting%20Started/Oct%202021%20temporary%20updates/VNC%20flow/Image%202@2x.png?width=120&name=Image%202@2x.png)

[Download for Apple.](https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/macos/)

 

 

 

![Image 3@2x](https://www.pi-top.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Getting%20Started/Oct%202021%20temporary%20updates/VNC%20flow/Image%203@2x.png?width=100&name=Image%203@2x.png)

 

[Download for Chrome.](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realvnc.viewer.android)

![Image 4@2x](https://www.pi-top.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Getting%20Started/Oct%202021%20temporary%20updates/VNC%20flow/Image%204@2x.png?width=120&name=Image%204@2x.png)

[Download for Windows.](https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/windows/)

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#### If you have any trouble setting up or using your pi-top, you can [contact us](https://www.pi-top.com/contact?hsLang=en) directly and a member of our team can walk you through the process.

#### Or you can visit our [knowledge base](https://knowledgebase.pi-top.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) for help.