Understanding How To Install Mac Apps Downloaded From Web Sites

[@ocdmachine]

As a lifelong PC user just now getting into the Mac world, I was stumped on downloading programs into my new Mac mini. Your video most helpful, THANKS!

[@Oceansta]

They'll find ways to make simple tasks painful.

[@thebritishindian1]

Thanks, this is exactly what a lifelong Windows user like me I needed to know because I was so confused! I bought my first ever Mac last week (M1 just blows away all other laptops).

[@air_]

I've been trying out macOS on a VM. Is there anything I should know before I switch?

[@Kingston019]

On the same page, this feels like switching religions

[@luismoreno9633]

I just bought my m1 and I use it a lot in bed while having it on my lap on top of my blanket for like 3 hours a night and it amazes how it doesn't get anywhere near as warm as other laptops I've had.

[@chipmack7]

Very professionally done, easy going, and clearly presented. Thanks for your efforts Gary and editing.

[@Middusk9540]

He has every answers for the macbook.

[@tonyabrego1]

Seeing is believing. Using Mac PC after Windows seemed so different. My tendency is to be visceral. When it comes to learning I tend to go with someone that fits my learning needs. Guitar, flight sims, camera, etc. My first impression of your videos has all the check boxes checked. I didn't feel dumbed down because you spoke clearly and precise. Some tutorials have blaring music in the presentation and shaky video, blurry images or I can't understand every other word due to their tone or lack of pronunciation. Great smile reinforced the nice positive mentor position. I've subscribed and look forward to your next or past instructional tutorials. Tony from San Antonio, Texas.

[@æ_guy]

thank you i got a macbook as my birthay gift and struggled learning how to do some stuff you helped me a lot

[@76usagi]

New MBA user here and your video helped a lot. Thank you!

[@brianroberthaines]

Thank you for this. I'm a new Mac user and had just downloaded The Gimp image processor and was stuck. It's obviously very easy once you know how, but Apple don't show you how. They seem to design for people who respond well to an intuitive interface, but those of us who have a more literal mind need more explicit instructions a lot of the time.

[@divyasingh5865]

Same here

[@oshaneb3176]

Thank you. Appreciated this. Recently switched to apple os for all devices and the mac has the biggest learning curve.

[@emilywhittle371]

thank you so much, i've been looking everywhere for how to do this and nothing was giving me a straight answer

[@shanellamckenzie]

Thank you, been using windows all my life so this is exactly what I needed !!!!

[@adeshpartapsingh1493]

Thanks your video saved my time and relieved me from stress as I was not able to find any solution to this problem.Once again thanks a lot.

[@onarom23]

As a windows user, I couldn't figure this out. Thank you for the video!

[@lauraaqui219]

Thank you so much for this video, you really helped me out, and you made it so easy, no confusing jargon, I just started using a macbook pro for first time and I didn't know anything so I turned to you for help on KZbin, it's my goto place whenever I dont know something, I loved all your instructional videos about using Macbook and applications and downloads how to install and open software, your a life saver, thank God, you saved me hours of head aches. Thank you thank you. I gave this a like thumbs up. Laura in UK new macbook user,

[@ChloeCandor]

Good Video! I'm a PC expert but am absolutely new to Mac.

[@tommydenato8863]

just got my macbook air....your tutorials are awesome

[@jesusadraz]

Wow man! I really appreciate your help. Finally I could understand how to install apps on my Mac! Thanks! You earned a like and my subscription to you channel

[@Observeandlearn994]

I’ve got iPad, iPhone - so easy! But this one defeated me 😢 thank you for your help. ❤

[@GroudFrank]

For a platform that prides itself on the philosophy of "It just works", this is a very cumbersome way of installing applications.

[@macmost]

Apple provides a very easy "it just works" way of installing apps: The Mac App Store. But if developers want to no use it, then they can do what they want. What you are suggesting is that Apple forces all developers to use the Mac App Store, or perhaps be forced into using a specific way of installing. That's fine if you want that, but note that others do not want that at all.

[@GroudFrank]

@@macmost Sir, I wasn't suggesting anything of the sort. I understand some of you feel the need to religiously defend your platform and proselytize for it but I didn't come here to attack you or Apple. I simply made an observation, one I have heard even dedicated Mac users make. Fact remains that it is unintuitive. .exe, .deb, .rpm all provide one click solutions for app installation despite the fact that there is a Windows store and countless app stores/installers on Linux. Even flatpak and snaps installs are more intuitive than this. It is unintuitive, period. Your video did help though so thanks 👍

[@macmost]

Perhaps I’m misunderstanding your original comment. Installers can be built just like I imagine they can be built for Windows apps. It is completely up to the developer. Apple doesn’t force them to do it any particular way.

[@colinm2073]

Exactly what I needed! So well explained. Thank you so much!

[@taylorpickett7817]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I was so freaking lost

[@dadabooey]

Even in 2022 this is so helpful ... thank you!

[@sfetcucristian2949]

Excelent.Very clear and easy to understand for everybody. Thank you.

[@SoNowWhat]

Wow - very useful. The first time I encountered a dmg file, having come from a Windows environment, I'm like "WTF"? Wish I'd had this tutorial then! Thank you.

[@haleygrace8827]

thank you!!! you’ve made my life so much easier

[@zacksaig5099]

Very thoroughly explained & Helpful too!!

[@kibacademy9619]

I love Ur videos.. they're very educative❤

[@tyronethecookiedealer9706]

Thanks so much very helpful 👍👍

[@ideervincent]

Clearly explained and very useful, thx❤

[@chillwavemusic5024]

Thank you dear Friend Your video helps me a lot ) Bcz I am a newcomer in Mac OS )

[@ChristianW1971]

Great video as always. 👍🏻

[@audbry13]

Thank you sooooo much! This video was so helpful!

[@WhiteOwl12]

Thanks for explaining this.

[@razielsfire3204]

Helpful, thanks!

[@Ecossais]

Thanks. Very helpful

[@greebo7857]

I like to keep the disk image files around for a while. I have plenty of disk space. The reason? Sometimes there is an app update I don't like. Like recently thee was an update to my preferred browser which disabled some functionality. So I uninstalled the update and reinstalled the app from the dmg. I then keep an eye on future updates to see if my issue gets fixed. It's sort of old fashioned thinking, but I find that it works if something gets changed too much.

[@adamshani3049]

Thank you ! works great

[@TXA_956]

Thank you very much it was very helpful

[@123ftw1]

I just clicked on them and was wondering what's wrong. Thanks for the video. I just got my MacBook. My first problem was where is Alt + F4 and the second one was installing Apps but I'm getting used to it.

[@ParisDavisDean]

Thank you so much. 😊

[@sheilajohnson7996]

I have followed your expertise on your wonderful tutorials and I have a question as I am stumped! (Senior here) I am attempting to associate folders with an app I purchased and upon attempting to R click to open - get info - the App does not appear. When i go to Applications I see my purchased app but it is greyed out so I can't associate the folder to the app as required. Your assistance would be most appreciated.

[@janakawijesinha]

thank you very much 👌

[@brandonparson2554]

Thank You for this information.

[@jeffreyasamoahasiedu6099]

Very nice work ✌️💯

[@pepitoperez7849]

great explanation but it won't let me open the program cause the source is not verified. don't know what to do. I know it has to do with security settings. ill have to search that. thanks.

[@aryanmaheshwaria8340]

nice video sir thank you

[@redcater3918]

So after you drag the app you're installing into the application folder it is safe to eject it because you essentially used that disk image to move the app to your app folder?

[@macmost]

Yes. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6LTZ6B5Zal7bLc

[@Benga-Eno]

Thanks! Got my first Macbook and I was like "how to hell do I install this download lol" 😂

[@attomicchicken]

Am I correct in thinking that if I don't open the DMG file and drag that to the apps folder then it'll have. Areas only instance of the app? Or did I make that up?

[@macmost]

Not sure what you are asking. "Areas only instance?" You drag it to Applications to install it. If you try to run it from the disk image some apps won't work properly or at all, others will work but it doesn't make sense to do it that way in any case.

[@attomicchicken]

@@macmost Not a Mac user. Thanks for answering. Doesn't Mac have something akin to portable apps without an installer? Would you need to install in a particular way as to not lose preferences?

[@macmost]

@@attomicchicken Not sure what you mean. When I search for "portable apps without an installer" I see posts referring to running apps on external drives. You can do that, sure. Preferences would be stored regardless.

[@iseeflowers]

Thank you. This is very helpful. Before watching this video, I didn’t know what to drag and to where. I accidentally dragged the shortcut to app folder in that pop up to my application folder 😅.

[@david1311-c3f]

What do you recommend? Downloading apps from the store or like this from the website?

[@jwalantbodi6139]

On the 'drag-and-drop to application folder screen/prompt', instead of dragging and dropping, I double clicked on the app icon and it seemed to do the same. Just wanted to confirm if it is true? (I can see the app in the application folder and launch it from there)

[@macmost]

Depends on the situation. Was it an installer instead of the app itself? Or, maybe were you prompted to move the app to the Applications folder?

[@jwalantbodi6139]

@@macmost It was the Discord dmg file I downloaded and yes it prompted me to move the app to Applications folder. But it was my first time, so I just double clicked the app logo on that prompt instead of dragging. Thanks!

[@DAVE_WHITE]

AWESOME VID

[@lucasa.6440]

Thanks!

[@kriswayne7938]

Thanks man

[@Sky97260]

youre a life saviour

[@pashazahid2909]

thank you

[@vishwajeetbabbar7622]

can i install multiple apps faster together with some terminal command? i don't like to waste time on installing softwares!!

[@1Surinamer]

im going to order the First Apple device in my life. The Mac Mini. But i want to know if i can download anything within the mac environment. And that means Cracked programs, cracked plugins, movies etc...just like in the Windows Jungle.

[@Deadchannel40]

i try to drag it in the app folder yn the shortcut one

[@mikerisner]

Great instructions for explaining the concepts of installing software on a Mac! ... When it comes to uninstalling an app, I use AppCleaner. Drag the app from the Applications folder to AppCleaner (available for free), and it will examine the app files as well as the associated user data that probably would NOT be deleted during uninstall ... Another thing that has confused me in the past is when software cannot be installed because the author/developer can't be verified. I keep forgetting the ability to approve installation is in the Mac's Security settings.

[@raquelt5342]

Thanks!!

[@nt5898]

thanks man

[@chubbyBunny94]

Okay, how do I make it than a user cannot download apps, neither from app store or browser?

[@sergiuq2good4u]

you know its messed up when u need yt tutorials to simply download stuff... i have a mac 2 years now.. and I hate it so badly. I only keep it because I cannot use it for almost anything and so I have time to learn

[@malcolmsutton6740]

I’m struggling to install XLD, downloaded from sourceforge, and it’s nothing like how you say.

[@TheCookster64]

Today I tried installing IntelliJ (an IDE for developing software). It turns out I did everything right but it never starts. Anyone run into this?

[@divyasingh5865]

Informative

[@ravic1754]

How come there is no disk image for all applications. For example, when I downloaded IntelliJ, I had to drag it into the application folder to install since it was a disk image. However, when i downloaded VisualStudio Code, it downloaded a zip file. When I opened it, a message popped up that the file was being expanded and then as soon as the message went away, a new visual studio program pops up in my downloads. I know it is installed because it shows up under my applications folder so my mac recognizes that it is an application. How is this possible without me having to drag it into the application folder to install it?

[@khill50able]

Hi Gary. Is Clean My Mac an Apple program or not. I watched your video on how to delete files but it will not delete nor does it have the x beside it to delete.

[@greebo7857]

Clean My Mac is not from Apple, it's from MacPaw. It's not a bad app, but it doesn't really do anything you can't do in macOS if you learn how. I use it on my everyday machine but I wouldn't use it on a machine that had critical work on it. If you want to uninstall CleanMyMac it will do it itself. Use the inbuilt uninstaller in the app, and just click the checkbox for CMM. No, I'm not Gary.

[@corteltube]

Trying to download some can of software for my camera…can’t get anything to happen. Shows a file…I can drag over to apps but still nothing…🤔

[@macmost]

Is this something you downloaded from a web site? See if they have install instruction on the site, or contact them for support.

[@Joel-fu4fu]

how do you update apps downloaded from the web? do we need to do anything or does it update automatically?

[@JAJA-kz5st]

THANK YOUUU

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

Gary, I take alot of screenshots but fail to rename them to find them later. I'd love to have a way that when I take a screenshot, a window pops up to ask for a filename, is this possible?

[@macmost]

No. Just get into the habit of renaming them immediately. Same number of steps, and you have the option to wait until later.

[@anyhoo7278]

I open the orange/brown box, and it takes me to the "Install" app. I go through the entire process, and it says "The Installation was successful." Where do I find my app?

[@mae8796]

Try applications

[@DigitalTrendzy2023]

how to install using terminal

[@macmost]

How to install what, exactly?

[@macmost]

@@DigitalTrendzy2023 WHAT software? What is it you are trying to install, exactly? And whatever it is, just look at the developer's site for install instructions.

[@pikachusolu1606]

What to do with deb file after you install the application

[@macmost]

Trash it.

[@RinzSach]

What if you forget ?

[@Oceansta]

How is this better or simpler than installing a program on Windows?

[@macmost]

Windows also have a variety of ways to install apps. There's no better or simpler, just different.

[@Oceansta]

@macmost I would beg to differ. Installing programs on Windows is extremely simple compared to this. You just click next > next > next.... Yes, Mac does some thing better but installing programs definitely isn't one of them ✌🏼

[@macmost]

@@Oceansta Most Mac Apps probably come from the Mac App Store, which is often 1 or 2-click, sometimes more depending on things. But pretty simple. For Mac Apps on the web some do the drag-and-drop, but others do have Windows-style "installers." It is up to the developer.

[@damolaofworldtv2560]

You are the best

[@diavlaplays1963]

hey hownto update apps you download from web sites?

[@macmost]

Depends on the app. If the developer doesn't use the App Store, then they should provide a way to update. Check the app's help and website.

[@deniseracine6788]

Thank you!

[@MrCapitolist]

Thanks

[@janicebrigman3678]

Woo Hoo! Over 600 supporters!

[@Xchanofficial]

Is it safe to install 3rd party installer? Im stocked on version 12.7.6

[@macmost]

Installer for what?

[@Xchanofficial]

@@macmost ventura or later

[@macmost]

@@Xchanofficial But for which app? Or do you mean a third-party installer for macOS itself? I wouldn't touch something like that. Why can't you use the regular way of installing directly from Apple?

[@clezoidfun2579]

i cant drag the app into the folder ples help

[@Deadchannel40]

it says to modify "applacations" requires adminastrater name and password

[@macmost]

If you are trying to install an app and you trust that app (and the place you got the app from) completely, then yes, you'd need to give permission for that app to install. It is a security feature.

[@Deadchannel40]

@@macmost well Thats a dum sureity thing

[@DJ-Zerokewl]

Great information! However, this 7 minutes could have been resuced to under a minute. It was frustrating waiting for the relevant information to slowly trickle out. Still, thanks for sharing!

[@panfon5650]

Can't double click or drag

[@joelbarron3679]

Once you drag your third party app into the application folder can you delete the .dmg file or will that uninstall the app? And how do you uninstall an app completely without leaving the .dmg file or once you delete the app itself will it delete the .dmg file automatically?

[@macmost]

You can "eject" the disk image and then delete the dmg once you have installed the app.

[@FateSalamat]

Hello sir how about if there is javascript error

[@macmost]

JavaScript error? Doing what, exactly? What did you do, and what did the error say?

[@Deadchannel40]

then a messege puped up and said i need to "modify" it to install it

[@playwithyuni638]

Pls help me with ipad

[@sale666]

Does this leave any residue files/folders/settings in the mac so you need to do a clean up later for unused files?

[@macmost]

Depends on the app, and what you mean by "need." Often apps save tiny little preference files that use up almost no space on your drive and are not worth worry about. If they leave more than that, then usually the developer will have uninstall instructions.

[@blackstarafro2]

I have been trying to install anti-virus software. But then it will tell me it is not compatible. Even though my mid 2011, 27 inch iMac was running the software minutes before i uninstalled it. I checked the websites. My Mac is compatible. This is very frustrating

[@macmost]

You'd need to contact support for that app if you want help with that.

[@blackstarafro2]

@@macmost Mac support or the antivirus company support?

[@omgitsme435]

I use both and this is not intuitive vs Windows. Dragging and dropping instead of actually stating Install with button with terms and conditions is not intuitive at all. Clicking the program for execute vs install it doesn't even say anything, and clicking the path just opens the application folder..Coupled that with a useless zoom in and out feature in the top right of the folder. And then still have to unmount the image.. I can't believe they have not fixed this method after all these years..

[@SQUIDS4502]

My imac won't let me open fornite and i really need to play the og map before it goes away please help me fam!!!

[@sineadkidd8533]

Ok but how do you drag?

[@macmost]

Click on the icon, continue to hold down the mouse, then move the mouse, then release the mouse button.

[@jr8482]

This not working for me it just on the drag to application page

[@macmost]

Which app? Is it an installer or the actual app?

[@jimturner8545]

How to I install an app to my mac so that everyone can use it?

[@macmost]

A normal app install works that way. Only if you specifically select to have it installed for one user does it not. How you do that depends on the app.

[@Deadchannel40]

modify meaning a password that idk