Product · USG Teams
USG Connect
Private video meetings for small teams and one-on-one conversations. Up to 10 participants in HD video, or 50 in audio/webinar mode. Sign in with email or Google. Native desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux — same features as the browser, including screen share on desktop and mobile browsers.
Free during beta · Read install steps before opening any desktop download · Desktop v1.1.1 · HOW-TO text file
Features
How to install & run
Follow these steps so your computer allows USG Connect. Full guide also downloads as a text file with every package: HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt
Do not double-click the app first — macOS will block it.
Best (no warning): open Terminal and run:
curl -fsSL https://usg-teams.com/downloads/install-connect-mac.sh | bash
Or from the DMG:
- Open the
.dmg - Right-click Install USG Connect.command
- Choose Open → Open
- Wait for install; the app launches from Applications
Intel Macs: use the Intel DMG. Apple Silicon (M1–M4): use Apple Silicon DMG. Both disk images include 00-READ-ME-FIRST.txt and HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt.
- Download Windows Setup (recommended) or Portable
- Double-click the
.exe - If SmartScreen says “Windows protected your PC”: click More info → Run anyway
- Finish the installer, then open USG Connect from the Start Menu
A copy of HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt is placed in the install folder. Portable build needs no installer.
AppImage:
chmod +x USGConnect-*-Linux.AppImage
./USGConnect-*-Linux.AppImage
Debian / Ubuntu (.deb):
sudo dpkg -i USGConnect-*-Linux.deb
Also download HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt and keep it next to the AppImage.
Paste in Terminal:
xattr -cr "/Applications/USG Connect.app" && open "/Applications/USG Connect.app"
Or: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Prefer the curl installer above for a clean install.
Downloads
Desktop apps use the same service as the browser (connect.usg-teams.com) — same accounts, meetings, screen share, chat, and recording. Read HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt before opening any installer. SHA256 checksums
macOS: After opening the DMG, use Install USG Connect.command (right-click → Open), or run the curl command in the section above. Opening the .app first will show a security block.
Windows: If SmartScreen appears → More info → Run anyway.
Every package: includes or links to HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt with full steps.
| Platform | File | Version | Size | Install notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructions (all OS) | HOW-TO-INSTALL-AND-RUN.txt | 1.1.1 | — | Read this first |
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Mac-AppleSilicon.dmg | 1.1.1 | 90 MB | Right-click Install USG Connect.command · includes README |
| macOS (Intel) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Mac-Intel.dmg | 1.1.1 | 95 MB | Right-click Install USG Connect.command · includes README |
| Windows (installer) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Windows-Setup.exe | 1.1.1 | 79 MB | More info → Run anyway if SmartScreen appears |
| Windows (Setup + instructions ZIP) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Windows-Setup-with-instructions.zip | 1.1.1 | — | EXE + HOW-TO text file in one download |
| Windows (portable) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Windows-Portable.exe | 1.1.1 | 79 MB | No install · same SmartScreen step if shown |
| Linux (AppImage) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Linux.AppImage | 1.1.1 | 100 MB | chmod +x then run |
| Linux (AppImage + instructions ZIP) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Linux-AppImage-with-instructions.zip | 1.1.1 | — | AppImage + HOW-TO text file in one download |
| Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) | USGConnect-1.1.1-Linux.deb | 1.1.1 | 70 MB | sudo dpkg -i … |
| Browser | connect.usg-teams.com | — | — | No install required |
Security
Built on standard WebRTC. Meetings are private by default — only participants with the room ID can join. No public directory. We do not sell meeting data.
USG Connect is under active development. We do not currently claim SOC 2 or HIPAA compliance — if you need those for your use case, please contact usgteams@gmail.com before deployment.
Under the hood
connect.usg-teams.com.What v1.1.1 is — and isn't
What ships today. Up to 10 participants with HD video, or up to 50 in audio/webinar mode. Screen share (desktop + mobile-friendly options), chat, cloud recording with emailed 15-day download link, email + Google sign-in. Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux, plus browser at connect.usg-teams.com.
Why not 50-with-video? An all-video 50-person meeting on a single SFU needs roughly 2 Gbps of egress and 6-8 dedicated CPU cores. That’s a bigger box than our current beta infrastructure. If your use case truly needs 50 concurrent video streams, contact us before deploying.
Not yet. Apple notarization / Windows code signing (first-launch Gatekeeper/SmartScreen warnings are expected). SOC 2 / HIPAA compliance. End-to-end encryption — transport is TLS/DTLS but media relays through the SFU by design.
Not tracked. No telemetry from the desktop app. No analytics on the browser client beyond standard server access logs.