Installing and updating Audacity on Mac OS X

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Peter 14Feb16: This page is a draft work in progress.
  • Peter 15Feb16: The H2 section "Installation instructions" comes direct from the Audacity website - I used these on Saturday to successfully install (as a Mac-virgin).
This page provides instructions for installing Audacity on Mac OS X computer platforms.

Installation instructions

Installation instructions using .dmg files:

  1. Double-click the downloaded DMG to mount it.
  2. Do not double-click the “Audacity” folder in the DMG window. Drag the entire “Audacity” folder icon to the /Applications folder icon on the right (or to any other location of your choosing).
  3. Eject the DMG at bottom left of Finder, then launch Audacity.app from the “Audacity” folder in /Applications or from your chosen location.
Advice Known Issue: Security settings on OS X 10.7 or later may block Audacity being launched. Most users on OS X 10.9.5 and later will experience this, due to changes made by Apple.

To permanently enable Audacity launch, right-click or control-click on the Audacity application in Finder, choose “Open”, then in the dialog box that appears, choose “Open”.

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