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Add a new device

Mac, iPad and iPhoneNeeds Soot Pro

Already have Soot Pro on one device? Sign in on another, and your notes sync there too. You don’t need another subscription.

None of your notes on the new device are deleted. If the new device already has notes in Soot, those notes are added to your synced notes. If a note is in both places with different text, both versions are kept. One is saved as a separate conflict copy, beside the original, with “conflict” and the date and time added to its filename, such as Shopping list (conflict 2026-11-06 1432).md.

Before you start

Each Soot account syncs one library. If another library on the same Mac is already signed in to your Soot account, Soot says so and offers to open that library instead.

Sign in

  1. Install Soot on the new device and open it.

  2. On the welcome screen, choose Sign in under Already have Soot Pro?

    Already using Soot on the new device? Sign in from Settings instead:

    On the Mac, choose Soot ▸ Settings… ▸ Soot Pro, then Sign in…

    On iPhone and iPad, tap Settings (the gear icon), then Sign in.

  3. Enter the email you use for Soot Pro and choose Send sign-in link. If the email doesn’t arrive, check your junk folder.

  4. Open the link in the email, on any device, and click Sign in on the page that opens. Then return to Soot on the device you’re adding, which carries on with setup.

Get your notes

  1. On the Mac, choose where your synced notes should be downloaded. Click Continue to use the folder Soot suggests, or Choose folder… to pick another. Choose a folder that isn’t synced by another service, such as iCloud Drive or Dropbox. On iPhone and iPad, Soot keeps your notes in the app, so there’s nothing to choose.

  2. If you see Bring your notes together, click or tap Continue. This adds the notes already on the new device to your synced notes.

  3. If your new device uses iCloud Keychain with the same Apple Account as your other device, Soot can usually unlock your library automatically.

    If asked, enter your encryption password and choose Unlock. If you’ve forgotten the password and have a recovery phrase, choose Use recovery phrase instead and enter the twelve words in order.

  4. Soot downloads your notes. If you have lots of notes, Soot shows a running count as it downloads them, and notes appear as they arrive. When you see You can close this, click or tap Close. Syncing carries on in the background.

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