# Install Capable Approval

Capable Approval installs from the Atlassian Marketplace like any other Confluence app. There is nothing to host, nothing to configure first, and you can be sending approvals within a couple of minutes of it landing.

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## Two ways to get it

| **Option**                                 | **Best when**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Approval on its own**                    | Approvals are the only thing you need.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Capable for Confluence**, the full suite | You also want diagrams, markdown, search, images, calendars and the rest. Approval is included, and one app is easier to administer than eight.See [Plans and pricing](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/plans-and-pricing.html). |

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## Installing it

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As a Confluence administrator, open **Apps → Explore more apps**.

![image-20260902-084017.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/d0c545a4-13a2-45ea-83ab-5f1a5e28130f.webp)

Search for **Capable, choose Capable Approval for Confluence or Capable for Confluence**.

![image-20260902-084425.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/fac07a07-1e73-4ef7-b0ee-793a184d193c.webp)

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Click **Try it free.**

![image-20260902-084647.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/966661fa-fd3f-4e09-96b5-ac145b33db9b.webp)

Approve the permissions the app asks for and click 'Start free trial'.

![image-20260902-084759.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/e99e7390-a993-4da5-a54a-2279d50326ea.webp)

A free trial starts automatically and nothing is charged until it ends.

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Find it

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Open any page you can edit. **Approval** should appear in the Capable row just under the page title.

![image-20260902-085239.png](https://help.gocapable.com/images/97109b87-c7bf-45ff-9793-b25a777bbb03.webp)

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**If you installed the suite and cannot see it on a fresh page, nothing is broken.** In the suite, the approval entry only appears on pages that already have an approval and you can easily add one from the unified Capable menu. In the standalone app it is always there.

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## What to do next

| **If you want to**                         | **Go to**                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Try it immediately, with no configuration  | [Your first approval](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/your-first-approval.html)                   |
| Roll it out to a whole team                | [Set up a space for approvals](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/set-up-a-space-for-approvals.html) |
| Reach people where they already work       | [Slack](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/slack.html)                                               |
| Understand what happens after you hit send | [How approvals work](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/how-approvals-work.html)                     |

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## Updates, and what happens if you uninstall

Updates arrive automatically, so there is no upgrade to schedule.

Uninstalling stops the app working, but it does not delete your approval records. They stay on your pages, so reinstalling later brings your history back with them. The same is true if a licence lapses.

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## A few things that catch people out

* You need to be a **Confluence administrator** to install. See [Who can do what](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/who-can-do-what.html).
* Do not install the standalone app and the suite together. Pick one.
* Nothing needs configuring before first use. Space settings are for when you want to tighten things up, not to get started.
* Slack is connected once for the whole site, by a Confluence administrator, not per space.

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## Related

[Your first approvalFive minutes, one page, no settings.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/your-first-approval.html)

[Plans and pricingHow it is licensed, and whether the suite is better value.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/plans-and-pricing.html)

[Set up a space for approvalsRolling it out to a team properly.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/set-up-a-space-for-approvals.html)

[SlackRequests where people already work.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/slack.html)

[Who can do whatWhich permission each action needs.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/who-can-do-what.html)

[Site settingsSite-wide settings and integrations.](https://help.gocapable.com/approval/site-settings.html)

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_Installed and ready. Now go and get something signed off._