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--- bootcat:help:download_mac_version [2021/03/26 17:37] – eros
+++ bootcat:help:download_mac_version [2026/01/12 11:12] (current) – eros
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 ====== How to download BootCaT for Mac ======
-===== Quick fix (for experienced users) =====
+**READ THIS CAREFULLY, DON'T JUST DOWNLOAD IT BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK!**
-Just download it with Curl:
+Download BootCaT from here and install it:
-<code bash>
+https://bootcat.dipintra.it/download/BootCaT-1.57_Intel.dmg
-curl -o ~/Downloads/BootCaT-1.41.dmg https://bootcat.dipintra.it/download/BootCaT-1.41.dmg
-</code>
-You'll find it in the Download folder.
+If you want the Apple Silicon version download this (if you're not sure what "Apple Silicon" means, then use the link above):
-===== Step-by-step guide (for novice users) =====
+https://bootcat.dipintra.it/download/BootCaT-1.57_Apple_Silicon.dmg
-Open a Terminal in your Mac:
+===== Installation guide =====
-{{ :bootcat:help:terminal.png?nolink&800 |}}
+**NB:** you'll need to do this only **once**, after the first time, BootCaT will open normally.
-Once it starts you'll see a window like this:
+  * Try to start the App, **you need to this this at least once, otherwise the rest of this guide will not work**, you'll see something like this (this is normal):
-{{ :bootcat:help:console_1.png?nolink |}}
+{{ :bootcat:help:bootcat_is_damaged_3.png?nolink }}
+{{ :bootcat:help:bootcat_is_damaged_4.png?nolink }}
-Copy the following line and paste it into the terminal window:
+  * Click "OK" or "Done", **do not** "Move to Trash" or you'll have to re-install BootCaT.
-<code bash>
+  * Open "System Settings..." from the Apple menu:
-curl -o ~/Downloads/BootCaT-1.41.dmg https://bootcat.dipintra.it/download/BootCaT-1.41.dmg
-</code>
-You will see something like this:
+{{ :bootcat:help:apple_system_settings.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :bootcat:help:console_2.png?nolink |}}
+  * Scroll down and click on "Privacy and Security" and then on "Open Anyway":
-Press "Enter" on your keyboard, the App will start downloading, wait until it's finished. You'll see something like this:
+{{ :bootcat:help:apple_privacy_and_security.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :bootcat:help:console_3.png?nolink |}}
+  * Now you'll have to confirm that you want to open BootCaT anyway:
-Now close the Terminal, go to your Downloads folder:
+{{ :bootcat:help:bootcat_open_anyway.png?nolink |}}
-{{ :bootcat:help:downloads.png?nolink |}}
+  * Finally you'll have to confirm using your password or fingerprint:
-Double-click on BootCaT-1.41.dmg, drag the BootCaT app to the Applications folder and then run it like any other app.
+{{ :bootcat:help:apple_confirm_with_password.png?nolink |}}
+  * From now on BootCaT will open normally.
 ===== Why do I have to do this? =====
-If you download the BootCaT DMG with a browser, when you try to open the App, you'll get the message "BootCaT.app is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the bin":
+Since version 10.15.X "Catalina", MacOS prevents non-notarized applications downloaded from the Internet from running.
-{{ :bootcat:help:bootcat_is_damaged.png?nolink |}}
-This happens because MacOS 10.15.X "Catalina" introduced security features that prevent non-notarized applications downloaded from the Internet from running.
-Since BootCaT hasn't beed notarized yet (we're working on it), at the moment the workaround you see at the top of the page is needed to download and run it.
+Since BootCaT isn't notarized, the workaround presented here is needed to and run the App.