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# Installing Frame

Frame is composed of two parts, the **Frame desktop application,** where hot wallets and hardware wallet connections exist, and the **Frame companion** browser extension that injects into dApps just like MetaMask does. It even has a compatibility mode for dApps only suited to MetaMask and can inject "as MetaMask" on these sites, even if there's no native support for Frame.\
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Installing Frame is quite straight-forward, go to Frame's website and install the desktop app:

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When you're done with that, scroll down a little on the Frame website and click on the Firefox or  Chrome icon to install the **Frame Companion** browser extension.

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Frame will appear as a system widget on the right side of your screen and can be summoned and hidden using the  `option+/` keyboard shortcut on Mac or `alt+-` on Win (can be customized in Settings). The Frame companion extension allows you to quickly switch between networks and toggle the MetaMask compatibility mode.

You are not required to use a hot wallet in Frame, so no further setup is necessary if you plan on only using your Lattice via Frame, you can just move on to the **Connecting to Frame** guide ↓