Quickstart

This guide covers the desktop app on a Mac. If you only use Zoom, see Nametags in Zoom instead.

1. Install the app

Download Nametags from the download page and open the disk image. Drag Nametags onto Applications, then open it from your Applications folder.

Nametags needs a Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 13 or later. The full steps are in Installing on a Mac.

2. Work through Set up Nametags

The first window you see is Set up Nametags. It has three steps, and each one turns into a check mark when it’s done:

1. Sign in. Your browser opens so you can sign in with your work account. When it says You’re signed in, go back to Nametags.
2. Allow camera access. Click OK when macOS asks whether Nametags may use your camera.
3. Add Nametags as a camera. Click Install camera extension. Then open System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions and turn Nametags on. macOS doesn’t pop up a prompt for this, so you have to go there yourself.

3. Fill in your nametag

On the You tab, enter your Name, Role and Company, and add a Logo if you like. The preview updates as you type. Your organization may have filled in or locked some of these. See Your nametag.

4. Pick Nametags as your camera

In your meeting app’s video settings, change the camera to Nametags. For example, in Zoom go to Settings → Video → Camera. Choosing the Nametags camera has the steps for each app.

If Nametags isn’t in the list, quit the meeting app and open it again. Most meeting apps only look for cameras when they start. For Google Meet in a browser, reloading the tab is enough.

That’s it. The top of the Nametags window now says Ready for your next call, and On your video now once a call is using the camera. Nametags turns your camera on when a call needs it and off when the call ends.