---
title: "Quickstart"
description: "guide to getting started with rowboat"
icon: "rocket"
---
**Download latest for Mac/Windows/Linux:** [Download](https://www.rowboatlabs.com/downloads)

**All release files:** https://github.com/rowboatlabs/rowboat/releases/latest

## Google setup (optional)
To connect Gmail, Calendar, and Drive, follow [Google setup](https://github.com/rowboatlabs/rowboat/blob/main/google-setup.md).

## Voice notes (optional)
To enable voice notes, add a Deepgram API key in `~/.rowboat/config/deepgram.json`:

```json
{
  "apiKey": "<key>"
}
```

## Web search (optional)
To use Brave web search, add the Brave API key in `~/.rowboat/config/brave-search.json`.

To use Exa research search, add the Exa API key in `~/.rowboat/config/exa-search.json`.

(Use the same JSON format as above.)
