Getting started

Signing in and getting into your account

The two ways to sign in, resetting a password, and what to do when you are locked out.

There are exactly two ways to sign in to Vidmoat, and both are on the login page.

Continue with Google

The Continue with Google button. This is the same account whether you signed up on the web, the desktop app or a phone.

Email and password

The EMAIL and PASSWORD fields, then Log in. If you originally signed up with Google there is no password on the account, so use the Google button instead.

Forgot your password

Use the Forgot? link beside the password field. Enter your email and we send a reset link. If it answers No account found with this email, you have either typed a different address or the account is a Google one.

What the sign-in errors mean

  • No account found with this email. Try signing up. There is no Vidmoat account on that address.
  • Incorrect password. Try again or reset it. Use the Forgot link.
  • Too many failed attempts. Try again later. A temporary lock after repeated wrong passwords. Wait a while, then reset the password rather than guessing again.

Verifying your email

After signing up we send a verification link and the page waits for you to click it. Verifying is not required to use the editor, so a slow email does not block you. It is required later if you want to publish a plugin or a developer app.

"Unauthorized, please sign in" while you were working

Your session expired. Reload and sign in again. Projects are saved on our servers, not in the tab, so signing back in loses nothing. The one exception is a file that was still uploading when the tab closed.

"Account suspended" or "Your access is currently suspended"

A suspended account can still open and read everything it has, but cannot start new work. Nothing is deleted. Neither state happens automatically, so open a ticket and we will tell you exactly why.

Deleting your account

On the account page, Delete account. It removes your projects and your files permanently and cannot be undone.

Did that not cover it?

Send us a ticket and we will answer. If you are signed in it arrives with your plan and any recent errors attached, so you do not have to describe them.

Also in Getting started

Getting footage into a projectUpload your own files, pull in stock, or generate something, and what each one costs.What each plan includesHobby, Creator, Studio, Team and Enterprise, with the numbers the product actually enforces.Desktop and mobile appsThe desktop app is in beta for Windows and Apple Silicon. There is no released phone app yet.