Using a prebuilt app package
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
.. _macprebuilt:

The recommended way to install RAW on Mac is using a prebuilt app package. To install
from a prebuilt app package simply download the :file:`RAW-{x}.{y}.{z}_mac_{platform}.dmg`
(where :file:`{x}.{y}.{z}` is the version number and :file:`{platform}` is x86_64 for
Intel macs and arm64 for Apple Silicon macs) file from sourceforge (
`https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw>`_),
double click it to open the dmg, and drag the :file:`RAW.app` file to your Applications folder
(or wherever you want to install RAW).

Note that the prebuilt version on Intel macs does not support GPU based radial
averaging of images.

Direct links to the downloads:

*   `Apple Silicon macs (M1 or newer chips) <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw/files/RAW-2.4.2_mac_arm64.dmg/download>`_

*   `Intel macs (pre-M1 chips) <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioxtasraw/files/RAW-2.4.2_mac_x86_64.dmg/download>`_


**Important Notes:**

*   With some version of the RAW installer, you may get a warning message
    the first time you run the program. If that happens, right click on RAW and
    select :menuselection:`Open` from the right click menu, and then click
    the :guilabel:`Open` button in the window that appears.

    *   *Note:* This requires administrator permissions.
