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# Get started with Futurecast

Futurecast helps you spend time with the future you want to build. You save words that matter to you. Then you read or listen to them during a practice session.

A **future** is one short statement. It can describe a goal, a belief, a prayer, or a reminder. A future always has words. It can also have an image and a voice recording.

A **board** is a group of futures about one part of your life. For example, you could make a board for confidence at work.

Your **Daily Ritual** is the set of futures you choose for your daily practice.

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## First setup

1. Open Futurecast and tap **Begin**.
2. Read the short introductions. Use the button at the bottom of each screen to move on.
3. Read the privacy explanation before continuing. Tap **Privacy Policy** if you want to read the full policy. Later steps ask for access when it is needed, such as the microphone for recording.
4. Choose an area for your first board. Or tap **Describe your own**.
5. Describe what you want this board to focus on. This is its **intention**. For example: "I want to speak with more confidence in meetings."
6. Follow the prompts to name and create the board.
7. Read the futures created for it. Tap **Continue** when you are ready.

Your first board gives you something to practice. You can change its words, images, and voice later.

See [create a board](https://futurecastapp.com/help/create-boards) and [write a board intention](https://futurecastapp.com/help/create-board-intentions) for more help with those steps.

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## Change the first suggestions

On **YOUR FIRST FUTURES**, you can tap **Generate more** when it is offered. Wait for the new suggestions to appear.

To add your own words, tap **Write my own**. Write your future and add it to the board. You will return to the first-futures screen.

If new suggestions cannot be created, read the message shown. You can still use **Write my own**.

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## Make it yours

The **Make it yours** steps help you add your voice to your first futures.

1. Tap **Record my voice**.
2. Allow microphone access when your iPhone asks.
3. Read the future aloud. Stop the recording when you finish.
4. Listen to it and save it using the recording controls.
5. Tap **Continue** when it appears.
6. Follow the next recording prompts.

An offer to create an AI version of your voice may appear. This uses a voice sample to speak other futures. Read the choice before accepting it. [Learn about your AI voice](https://futurecastapp.com/help/create-ai-voice).

**Skip** appears only when you can leave the remaining personalization steps. If it is not shown, finish the recording step in front of you.

Images are optional. Tap **Add Image** to add one, or **Change Image** to choose another. You can [add images later](https://futurecastapp.com/help/create-images).

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## First practice

1. Read the Daily Ritual introduction and player tour.
2. Tap **Let's practice**.
3. Read and listen to each future. Swipe up to move to the next one.
4. Use the play or pause button to control playback.
5. Follow the completion button when you finish. It may say **Continue** or **I'm in**.

If a reminder choice appears, choose whether and when you want a reminder. If a subscription offer appears, read the terms shown before choosing it.

You will then arrive at **Today**. On later visits, tap **Start** on the Daily Ritual card.

A ritual tour may also appear under **Next** on Today as **How your daily ritual works**, if you have not finished it.

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## Used Futurecast before

At the welcome screen, tap **I've used Futurecast before**. Follow the restore choices for your existing data and purchases.

Use the [backup and restore guide](https://futurecastapp.com/help/account-recovery) before starting over if you want to keep earlier content.

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## Find your way around

- **Today:** start your Daily Ritual, open other boards, and see your practice progress.
- **Boards:** find your boards and the **All Futures** library. All Futures contains your saved futures.
- **Create:** start a new board or add a new future.
- **Profile:** tap the profile icon at the top of Today. This is where you find reminders and other settings.

Next: [choose what plays in your Daily Ritual](https://futurecastapp.com/help/practice-daily-ritual).

[Back to Futurecast Help](https://futurecastapp.com/help)