Before first runWhat to expect from the connector
The connector is the small local bridge that makes the prepared cabin experience follow the simulator session.
A local companion, not a second simulator
The connector is designed to sit beside your normal simulator workflow. You still plan the flight, load the aircraft, choose the weather and fly the route in Microsoft Flight Simulator or X-Plane. The connector adds the passenger layer around that session: cabin announcements, ambience, music, chimes and IFE context.
That separation matters because pilots already have enough moving parts. The connector should not feel like another aircraft add-on to configure before every departure. Once paired with your workspace, it becomes the bridge between the flight you prepared online and the simulator session running on your computer.
Free use has a real purpose
A free account is not only a checkout preview. It lets pilots try the basic workflow, use local English speech and explore workshop assets before paying for cloud voice generation. That makes it useful for ordinary practice flights, first setup and testing whether the cabin layer fits your flying style.
Paid AI credits become relevant when you want higher quality cloud voices, multilingual announcements, custom route phrasing or advanced templates. In other words, download first, learn the flow, then upgrade only when the cabin experience you want needs cloud generation.
Install once, then build better flights
After downloading the package for your operating system, extract it into its own folder and start the connector from there. Keeping it in its own folder makes updates, logs and local assets easier to understand. Sign in with the same AnyAirline account you use in the browser, then prepare a flight in the workspace.
The first successful setup should be simple: connect, open the simulator, prepare a route and hear the first cabin moment. Once that works, you can add workshop ambience, passenger IFE sharing, more languages and richer templates at your own pace.
Choose the build that matches your computer
Windows is the most common path for Microsoft Flight Simulator and many X-Plane users. Linux is useful for X-Plane-focused desktops and advanced setups. macOS builds are separated for Apple Silicon and Intel machines because the processor family matters for packaged desktop apps.
If you are unsure, choose the package that matches the computer where the simulator runs. The web workspace can be opened anywhere, but the connector should run on the machine that has access to the active simulator session and local audio output.
