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Installing on macOS
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Check the :doc:`Downloading Blender </getting_started/installing/index>`
page to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).


Install from DMG
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Stable releases of Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files).
To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file.
Then drag ``Blender.app`` into the Applications folder.

.. TODO. The first time that user launch Blender
   a security warning message is displayed
   and some actions are required of the user:

   https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491


Install from Zip
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After downloading Blender for macOS, uncompress the file and drag ``Blender.app`` into the Applications folder.


.. tip:: How to Make a Portable Installation

   To keep all configuration files and installed add-ons inside the Blender application bundle,
   create a folder named ``config`` in the :ref:`LOCAL directory <blender-directory-layout>`.

   .. parsed-literal:: ./Blender.app/Contents/Resources/|BLENDER_VERSION|/config/