# Install on macOS™

Download the latest **macOS disk image** from [QOwnNotes Releases on GitHub](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases),
open it and drag the **QOwnNotes** app to your **application folder**.

The first time you have to right-click the application and click **Open** to open QOwnNotes.

The GitHub release `QOwnNotes.dmg` is a **universal binary**, built with **Qt6**.
You need at least macOS 13 (Ventura) to run the universal binary.

The Qt5 legacy version is available as `QOwnNotesQt5.dmg`. You can't use the
internal updater with this version, so you have to download new versions manually.

::: warning
If you get an error message `QOwnNotes.app cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified`
you need to visit your macOS **Security settings** and click on `Open anyway`.

To take the application out of the quarantine you can also run the following command in the terminal:

```bash
xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/QOwnNotes.app
```

:::

::: tip
The application uses its **internal updater** to update itself.
You can see the latest version on the bottom right of the application.
:::

## Homebrew

There is a community maintained cask of QOwnNotes at [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/qownnotes).

You can install it with:

```bash
brew install qownnotes
```

## Nix

You can also install QOwnNotes with the [Nix package manager](https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Nix_package_manager)
under macOS natively on **x86 and Apple Silicon**, see [Install via Nix](./nix.md).

::: tip
Best use the NixOS Unstable channel to get the latest version of QOwnNotes!
:::
