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Which Mac do I have: Apple menu -> About This Mac. Chip Apple M… means Apple Silicon, Processor Intel means Intel.
1

Drag the app to Applications

Open the downloaded dmg and drag soundcloud-desktop to Applications.
2

Remove "the app is damaged"

Open Terminal (Cmd+Space, type Terminal), paste the command and press Enter:
Without it macOS says “soundcloud-desktop” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash. The app is not damaged, it just has no Apple signature.
3

Open the app and sign in

Open soundcloud-desktop from Applications and click Sign in with SoundCloud. More about signing in
The .app.tar.gz files in the release are for auto-update. Install only the .dmg.
Updates install in one click: Settings -> General -> Updates. How to update
Move the app to Applications first. The path in the command must match exactly: /Applications/soundcloud-desktop.app.
Run the command from step 2: it is the reliable way.
An Intel Mac will not run the Apple Silicon file. Download the file from the Intel tab.

Still broken? Write to us

Attach desktop.log and the Network check report.