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Main's World runs inside another app called World App. That is the part nobody warns you about, and for most people it is the only thing standing between them and the map.

This page is the whole path, in order.

Why there is a second app​

World App confirms that you are a real, unique person. That confirmation is the promise Main's World is built on: everyone here is a human, and nobody has to hand over a name or an email to prove it. Main's World never learns who you are — only that World App vouched for you. See the worlds & privacy for what that means in practice.

Main's World is a mini app: it runs inside World App rather than being installed on its own. There is nothing in an app store called "Main's World", and there does not need to be.

Step 1 — Get World App​

World App is free.

Step 2 — Set up your World account​

Open World App and follow its setup. You choose a username, and it creates a wallet for you. No documents, no card, nothing to pay.

This part is World App's own process, not ours, so if you get stuck here their help is the right place to look.

Step 3 — Open Main's World inside it​

Two ways in, and either is fine:

  • Tap mains.world on the phone that has World App. It opens the mini app.
  • Or, inside World App, go to Mini Apps and search for Main's World.

Step 4 — Log in​

You land on the map as a guest and are free to look around. LOG IN sits in the top left corner. Tap it, confirm in World App, and the account is yours — there is no password to invent and none to forget.

Signing in covers this in more detail, including how to use Main's World on a computer.

About the Orb​

You may hear about verifying at an Orb — a device that confirms in person, once, that you are a unique human.

In Main's World, that unlocks one thing: the Vault, where $MAIN is claimed. See the economy. Everything else — posting moments, appreciating other people's, all three worlds, vibes and crews — works without it.

You do not need to find an Orb to start.

When a step doesn't work​

The link does nothing. You are on a computer, or on a phone that doesn't have World App yet. Open it on the phone that has World App. If you want to use Main's World on a computer, that has its own path — see Signing in.

World App can't find Main's World. Update World App to its latest version and search Mini Apps again. Mini apps arrive with app versions, so an older build simply won't list it.

You're inside World App but signed out. Tap LOG IN in the top left of the map. If the confirmation never appears, close Main's World from World App and open it again.

Logging in fails in a private or incognito tab. Private browsing blocks the storage a session needs. Use an ordinary tab.

The Vault says you're not verified. That is the one thing that really does need the Orb — see above.

You're not ready to install anything. Open mains.world in an ordinary browser and you can look around the public world as a guest, without an account. The front door also offers a demo you can borrow to feel how the app works. Nothing you do in either is saved.

Still stuck​

Tell us what happened on @itsamainsworld and we'll walk you through it. If a step on this page was wrong or unclear, the Edit this page link at the bottom takes you straight to it — see Contribute.