# Installing the Alerts and Reminders app

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/alerts-and-reminders-by-virto/installation-and-system-requirements/installing-the-alerts-and-reminders-app/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/alerts-and-reminders-by-virto/installation-and-system-requirements/installing-the-alerts-and-reminders-app/)
Product: Virto Alerts & Reminders App
Updated: 2026-08-12


To install Alerts and Reminders by Virto to your SharePoint site, go to the site you’d like to add it to and click “**New**.” Then select “**App**” from the drop-down menu.

![Selecting App from the New drop-down menu on a SharePoint site](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_1.png)

*Add an app*


Choose “**From SharePoint Store**” and click “**Find more apps in the SharePoint Store**.” Search for Alerts and Reminders by Virto.

![Choosing From SharePoint Store to find more apps in the SharePoint Store](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_2.png)

*Open the SharePoint Store*


Find the Alerts and Reminders by Virto app and click on it.

![Searching for the Alerts and Reminders by Virto app in the SharePoint Store](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_3.png)

*Search for Alerts & Reminders by Virto*


Switch to the classic SharePoint mode.

![Switching to classic SharePoint mode to add the Virto Alerts app](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_4-1024x365.png)

*Switch to the classic SharePoint*


Click “**Add it**.”

![Clicking Add it to install the Alerts and Reminders by Virto app](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_5.png)

*Add the app*


Click “**Continue**” and “**Purchase**.”

Clicking “**Purchase**” does not mean you will be charged for the product. This wording is a default Microsoft Store setting we cannot change. You can still use the 30-day trial on your site for free.

![Continue and Purchase prompt for the free 30-day trial of the Virto app](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_6.png)

*Add the app*


Then return to the SharePoint site.

![Returning to the SharePoint site after purchasing the Virto Alerts app](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_7.png)

*Return to site*


Confirm you trust the app.

![Confirming that you trust the Alerts and Reminders by Virto app](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_8.png)

*Trust the app*


The Alerts and Reminders app will appear in the site contents as an installed app. Click the SharePoint alerts icon to start working.

![The installed Alerts and Reminders app icon shown in SharePoint site contents](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/installing_the_alerts_and_reminders_app_9.png)

*App in the site contents*