1 Installation & Requirements

System Requirements

Computer

iPhone

---

Installing Clout Uploader

After launching, the Clout Uploader window will open with a sidebar navigation menu.

2 Connecting Your iPhone

Connect via USB

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer with a USB cable
   • Use an original Apple cable
   • You can use a USB hub, but make sure it is powered (has its own power supply)
2. On the iPhone, tap "Trust This Computer?" → tap Trust and enter your device passcode
3. Make sure the iPhone is unlocked
4. Open the Devices section in Clout Uploader's sidebar — your device should appear in the list

---

Enable Developer Mode

1. On the iPhone, open Settings
2. Go to Privacy & Security
3. Scroll down and find Developer Mode
4. Toggle it on
5. The iPhone will ask to restart — confirm
6. After reboot, confirm enabling Developer Mode

---

Install the Companion App on iPhone

A companion app must be installed on the iPhone to allow Clout Uploader to control the device.

---

Trust the Developer Certificate

1. On the iPhone, open Settings
2. Go to General → VPN & Device Management
3. Find the developer profile (contains your Apple ID or Team ID)
4. Tap Trust
5. Confirm

After this, the app on the iPhone will launch automatically when a thread starts — no need to open it manually.

3 License & Accounts

Activate Your License

Thread execution is blocked without an active license.

1. Open License in the sidebar
2. Enter your license key
3. Click Activate
4. After successful activation, your license info will be displayed: plan, expiration, limits

---

Add TikTok Accounts

1. Open Accounts in the sidebar
2. Click Add List
3. Enter a name for the list (e.g., "My Accounts")
4. Enter accounts — one username per line:

username1
username2
username3

5. Click Save

---

Configure a Template

A template defines what and how to publish. You need at least one template before starting a thread.

1. Open Templates in the sidebar
2. Create a new template or select an existing one

Choose a Mode

• Warmup — the bot scrolls the feed, likes, follows. Used to warm up new accounts before publishing.
• Upload — the bot uploads videos or carousels to TikTok.

Upload Settings

Content type:

• Video — upload video clips
  • Specify the video folder (.mp4, .mov, .m4v)
  • Choose order: sequential or random
  • Optional: move used videos to a used folder
• Carousel — upload photo carousels
  • Specify the photo folder (.jpg, .png, .heic, .webp)
  • Set photos per carousel (1-35)
  • Or use subfolder mode: each subfolder = one carousel

Post description:

• Enter description text and hashtags
• Or provide a descriptions file (.txt — one per line, .json — extended format)

Posts per account:

• Set the number of posts per account (default is 1)

3. Click Save

Warmup Settings

• Feed warmup — scroll the For You feed: number of videos, watch time, like/follow/save chances
• Search warmup — search by keywords: number of queries, time spent viewing results

4 Running Your First Thread

Create & Start a Thread

A thread combines devices, accounts, and a template into a single task.

1. Open Threads in the sidebar
2. Click Add Configuration
3. Fill in:

4. Configure additional settings (optional):

5. Click Save
6. Click Start to launch

After starting, the bot will automatically:

• Connect to the device
• Open TikTok
• Switch to the target account
• Perform warmup or upload (depending on the template)
• Move to the next account

---

Monitoring & Stopping

Monitoring

The Monitoring section shows:

• Status of each active thread
• Current action (warmup, upload, account switch)
• Progress across accounts

Logs

The Logs section provides detailed execution logs:

• Filter by level (INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
• Text search
• Auto-scroll

Stopping

To stop a thread — click Stop on the configuration card in the Threads section.

5 Tips & Troubleshooting

Telegram Notifications

Get notifications about thread starts and completions directly in Telegram:

1. Open the Telegram section in the sidebar
2. Create a bot via @BotFather and copy the token
3. Get your Chat ID via @username_to_id_bot
4. Paste the token and Chat ID → click Send Test Message to verify
5. Enable notifications

---

Multiple Devices

Clout Uploader supports running multiple iPhones simultaneously:

• Connect all devices via USB
• Each must have the companion app installed (step 5) and certificate trusted (step 6)
• In the thread configuration, select multiple devices — each will work in parallel

---

Re-signing (Free Apple ID)

If you used a free Apple ID to install the companion app, the signature expires after 7 days. After that:

• Automatic installation — not available for free accounts
• Xcode — open the project and run Product → Test (steps from Method B)

---

Common Issues