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# Installing and Starting RPA Recorder

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

You can install RPA Recorder by manually downloading and running the installer or by starting the
recorder from RPA Manager, which provides a link to download and install RPA Recorder.

## Install RPA Recorder

Download the latest RPA Recorder installer from the **Home** page of RPA Manager.

Optionally, you can install RPA Recorder from the message prompt that shows in RPA Manager when you
start the recording function.

![Download RPA Recorder message](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/download-rpa-recorder-message.png)

> [!NOTE] Enable pop-ups from RPA Manager before downloading RPA Recorder.

## Start RPA Recorder

You can start RPA Recorder as a _standalone_ application or from _RPA Manager_.

- **Standalone**

  Start RPA Recorder by opening the application from the **Start** menu or by opening the
  application’s executable file. When you start RPA Recorder as a standalone application:

  - RPA Recorder does not request RPA Manager credentials to start recordings.

  - You cannot upload recordings to RPA Manager, you can only save them locally.

- **RPA Manager**

  To start RPA Recorder, click the **Record BPMN** icon
  (![Record BPMN icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/record-bpmn-icon.png)) in RPA Manager. When you start RPA Recorder
  from RPA Manager:

  - RPA Recorder requires RPA Manager credentials to log in and start recordings.

  - You can upload recordings to RPA Manager.

### Log in to RPA Recorder with Anypoint

If your organization supports Anypoint Identity Access Management (IAM), then follow these steps to
log in:

1.  Click Record BPMN (![Record BPMN icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/record-bpmn-icon.png)) in RPA Manage to open RPA
    Recorder.

2.  Provide your MuleSoft Anypoint login credentials for user authentication.

![RPA Recorder Anypoint Login Screen](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/anypoint-login.png)

To log out of RPA Recorder, click the **Logout** icon (![Logout icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/logout-icon.png)).

### Connect to Anypoint Platform Using an External Identity Provider

To connect to Anypoint using Single Sign On (SSO) credentials from an external identity provider:

1.  In the Anypoint login screen, click **Use custom domain**.

2.  Specify your organization domain and click **Continue**.

3.  Specify **Username** and **Password** and click **Sign In**.

### Log in to RPA Recorder (Legacy)

If your organization does not support Anypoint IAM, then follow these steps to log in:

1.  Click Record BPMN (![Record BPMN icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/record-bpmn-icon.png)) in RPA Manage to open RPA
    Recorder.

2.  Provide your login credentials for user authentication.

![RPA Recorder Legacy Login Screen](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/rpa-recorder-login.png)

To log out of RPA Recorder, click the **Logout** icon (![Logout icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-recorder/6.5/_images/logout-icon.png)).

## Considerations for Process Recording

Consider the following scenarios when recording processes with RPA Recorder to ensure the captured
events are as accurate and robust as possible.

- **Recording applications started as an administrator**

  - To capture a process where you need to run an application as an administrator, you must run RPA
    Recorder as an administrator. Otherwise, RPA Recorder cannot capture the events from the
    application.

  - Because you cannot start RPA Recorder as an administrator from RPA Manager, this process works
    only when you start RPA Recorder in standalone mode by right-clicking the executable file or the
    shortcut and selecting **Run as Administrator**.

- **Record processes using a single screen**

  - If your setup uses multiple monitors, use only the screen where RPA Recorder shows the
    **Recording Toolbar** to capture the entire process.

  - To prevent issues during the recording, avoid opening applications on a different screen or
    moving windows between screens.

- **Do not change system settings during a recording**

  - To prevent inaccuracies in the captured events, do not change any system settings (specially
    display settings such as screen resolution or scaling) while recording a process.

## See Also

- [User Interface](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-recorder/6.5/user-interface#settings)