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Getting Started

Create your Knit account with a passkey and sign in for the first time.

Creating a Knit account takes less than a minute. You don’t choose a password — your device creates a passkey and unlocks it with your fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN.

In this guide: Create your account, sign in, and find your way around.

Before you begin: Use a phone, tablet, or computer with a screen lock (fingerprint, face, or PIN) and an up-to-date browser. Open Knit in your regular browser, not inside another app such as Telegram or Instagram — passkeys can’t be created there.

Open Knit

You usually arrive at Knit from an app that uses it for sign-in. You can also open Knit directly. The start page has two buttons: Sign in and Create account.

The Knit start page with the Sign in and Create account buttons
The Knit start page with the Sign in and Create account buttons

Create your account

  1. Tap Create account.
  2. Enter Your name. This is how apps and other people see you.
  3. Optionally, pick a Nickname — 3 to 24 characters, starting with a letter, using lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. It becomes your @handle. You can add or change it later in Settings.
  4. Tick the box to accept the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
  5. Complete the short security check below the form. Usually it finishes by itself in a moment.
  6. Tap Create account.
  7. Your device asks for your fingerprint, face, or PIN. Confirm it — this creates your passkey.
The sign-up form with a name, an optional nickname, and the terms checkbox ticked
The sign-up form with a name, an optional nickname, and the terms checkbox ticked

You’re now signed in. If an app sent you to Knit, you’re taken back to it; otherwise you land on your account page.

Your account page

The Me tab shows who you’re signed in as and how you sign in:

  • Your name, your @handle, and the month you joined. The copy button next to them copies your @handle.
  • Scan to approve — use it to let another device sign in to your account. See QR Sign-in & New Devices.
  • Sign-in methods — your passkeys and any connected social accounts. The one you used this time is marked Active. Tap Manage sign-in methods to change them.
The account page right after sign-up, with one passkey and the "No sign-in backup" warning
The account page right after sign-up, with one passkey and the "No sign-in backup" warning

If you see No sign-in backup, your passkey is your only way in. Connect a social account as a fallback — see Account Recovery.

The bottom bar switches between Me, Apps (shown once you have apps to open), and Settings. Sign out is at the top right.

Sign in next time

  1. Open Knit and tap Sign in.
  2. Your device asks for your fingerprint, face, or PIN.
  3. Confirm it and you’re in.

If your device offers more than one passkey, choose the one for Knit.

Next steps

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a password? No. Knit has no passwords. You sign in with a passkey, a connected social account, or a QR code approved from your phone.

What if I see “Passkeys are not supported on this device or browser”? Update your browser, or try another device. You can still sign in with a connected social account, or by QR code from a device that has your passkey.

I see “Open in your browser”. What do I do? You opened Knit inside another app’s built-in browser. Tap the menu (⋯), choose “Open in browser”, and continue there.

Can I sign up without giving a nickname? Yes. The nickname is optional, and you can add one later in Settings.

Need more help?

If you run into something this guide doesn’t cover, reach out through the Contact page.