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# Start here

Accounts, roles, devices, requirements and controls, before your first simulation.

Everything you need before opening a simulation.

<a href="/get-started/quickstarts.md" class="button primary">Quickstarts</a> <a href="/get-started/start-here/what-hyperskill-is.md" class="button secondary">What HyperSkill is</a>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><i class="fa-circle-info" style="color:$primary;">:circle-info:</i></td><td><strong>What HyperSkill is</strong></td><td>The products in the HyperSkill family, what each one does, and where to find them.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/what-hyperskill-is.md">What HyperSkill is</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-user-plus" style="color:$primary;">:user-plus:</i></td><td><strong>Create an account and sign in</strong></td><td>Signing up, and how students get accounts.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/create-an-account-and-sign-in.md">Create an account and sign in</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-user-gear" style="color:$primary;">:user-gear:</i></td><td><strong>Choose your role</strong></td><td>Author, Teacher or Learner, and what each one shows you.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/choose-your-role.md">Choose your role</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-download" style="color:$primary;">:download:</i></td><td><strong>Get HyperSkill on your devices</strong></td><td>The browser, Windows, Mac, headset, iPhone and iPad builds.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/get-hyperskill-on-your-devices.md">Get HyperSkill on your devices</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-vr-cardboard" style="color:$primary;">:vr-cardboard:</i></td><td><strong>Sign in on a headset</strong></td><td>PIN code, account activation, or a signed-in download.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/sign-in-on-a-headset.md">Sign in on a headset</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-microchip" style="color:$primary;">:microchip:</i></td><td><strong>System Requirements</strong></td><td>What the hardware needs to be.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/system-requirements.md">System Requirements</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-gamepad" style="color:$primary;">:gamepad:</i></td><td><strong>Controls</strong></td><td>Moving and grabbing, on a keyboard and in a headset.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/controls.md">Controls</a></td></tr><tr><td><i class="fa-gear" style="color:$primary;">:gear:</i></td><td><strong>Settings</strong></td><td>Your profile, plan, device filters and downloads.</td><td><a href="/get-started/start-here/settings.md">Settings</a></td></tr></tbody></table>