Installing on macOS¶
Check the Downloading Blender page to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).
Install from DMG¶
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.
Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac, before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
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 LOCAL directory.
./Blender.app/Contents/Resources/2.93/config/
Updating on macOS¶
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
Updating with DMG¶
When an update for Blender is released, it can be downloaded directly
from the Blender website.
Install the new version by overwriting the current Blender.app
in the Applications folder.
You can rename Blender.app
or place it in a different folder to have more than one version at a time.
See also
The Splash screen Defaults page for information about import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.