How to Get a Muse Account in 2026: Step-by-Step

Meta's Muse is the personal AI agent everyone keeps asking about — an assistant that runs across your phone, Mac, WhatsApp, and the web, and can drive real apps on your behalf with your permission. Signing up should take a few minutes, but Meta account requirements, age verification, and the US-and-Canada-only rollout trip plenty of people up. This guide walks the whole journey end to end, the official way — no workarounds, nothing sketchy. If you get stuck at any point, our Muse registration assistance service can walk you through registering your own account personally.

Step 1: Prepare the prerequisites

First, you must be at least 18 years old. Muse is an 18+ product and Meta enforces this — there is no family or teen mode, so if you are under 18 this stops here.

Second, you need a Meta account. You do not need a Facebook account: Meta lets you create one directly with an email address or a phone number, or you can sign up through an existing Facebook or Instagram account. If you go the email route, use an inbox you actually check — verification and account-recovery messages will land there.

Third, check your region. As of October 2026, Muse is officially available only in the United States and Canada — Meta names these two countries in its Help Center, with no third country confirmed and no announced expansion date. If muse.ai/join shows a "not available in your country or region" notice, do not try to game it: fake locations violate Meta's terms and can get the account shut down. The honest move is to create and verify your Meta account now, so you are ready when Meta expands. That preparation is exactly what our registration assistance helps you get right.

Step 2: Sign up at muse.ai/join

Head to muse.ai/join in your browser — the official entry point. There is no invite code, no waitlist, and no purchase required. If a third-party site is asking you for money or an "invite" to get into Muse, walk away.

The flow will ask you to sign in with a Meta account or create one on the spot: an existing Facebook or Instagram account, or a fresh Meta account with an email address or phone number. Confirm the verification email or SMS Meta sends — until that is done, the rest of the flow may stall. Use a strong, unique password and turn on two-factor authentication; this account becomes the key to an agent that acts across your devices.

If you are in the US or Canada, the page proceeds straight into setup. If you are elsewhere, you will see the regional-availability notice — a hard gate for now, with no appeal form or support ticket that overrides it — but finishing your Meta account setup now means you skip the boring part later.

Step 3: Verify your age

Since Muse is 18+, Meta verifies your age during setup. The most common paths are a credit card check — a temporary $1 authorization that is refunded, not a charge — or linking an existing Instagram or Facebook account that Meta can use for the verification. This step catches people who used a brand-new email address with no history attached to it: if the card option appears, it is just an authorization hold, and it drops off once verification completes.

Two things worth knowing. One: the identity details you use must be yours — borrowed details create an account-recovery nightmare later. Two: if verification fails once, do not hammer the retry button. Double-check that the details match your Meta account exactly, wait a bit, and try again once.

Step 4: Name your assistant and install the apps

Once verified, choose your assistant's name. As of 2026 there are three options: Hana, Glint, or Muse — the name you will say and type in chat, so pick the one that feels natural.

Then install Muse wherever you want it:

• iPhone: download the app from the App Store — it is listed as "Muse from Meta," is free with in-app purchases, requires iOS 18.0 or later, and carries an 18+ rating.
• Android: install the Android app from the Play Store.
• Web: use it in any modern browser at muse.ai.
• Mac: install the Mac app (September 2026). With your permission, it can drive your Mac apps — Files, Mail, Messages, Calendar, and Notes.
• WhatsApp: Muse also works inside WhatsApp, handy if your life already runs on it.

There is no native Windows app yet — Microsoft has only said one is "coming soon" as of October 2026 — so Windows and Linux users should use muse.ai in the browser. Nothing to pay to get started: Muse has a free tier Meta says covers most of what people need, with Power ($20/month) and Maximum ($100/month) above it. Sign in with the same Meta account everywhere and your assistant follows you across every device.

For your first session, start small: ask Muse to summarize something, then let it handle one real task — drafting an email, finding a file, or planning your week. And if any step above — the Meta account, the age check, the region notice — is where you got stuck, DanVault's Muse registration assistance exists to get your own account registered correctly, for personal use and fully within platform terms.

Is Muse free to sign up?
Yes — no invite code, no queue, no payment. You only need a Meta account and to be 18+. A free tier covers most needs; Power ($20/month) and Maximum ($100/month) are the paid tiers.

Do I need a Facebook account to use Muse?
No. A Meta account is required, but you can create one directly with an email address or phone number — no Facebook account needed. You can also sign up through an existing Facebook or Instagram account if you prefer.

Can I sign up for Muse outside the US and Canada?
Not officially as of October 2026 — Meta lists only the US and Canada in its Help Center, with no third country confirmed and no announced expansion date. The legitimate approach is to create and verify your Meta account now so you are ready when Meta rolls out more broadly; do not use VPNs or fake locations to evade the restriction.

Why is Muse asking for my credit card during signup?
That is the age-verification step, not a purchase. Meta places a temporary $1 authorization that is refunded — it verifies you are 18+ and nothing is charged. Linking an Instagram or Facebook account is an alternative verification path.