# macOS® Installation

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.4/HTML/onpc_macos_installation.html
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To install grandMA3 onPC on macOS®:

1. Download the installation file from <https://www.malighting.com/downloads/>. 
2. On the left side of the web page, select the grandMA3 series.
3. Click on  Software + Release Notes.
4. Click grandMA3 onPC Software for macOS, x.x.x.x to download the installer.
5. The EULA and Third-Party Acknowledgments pop-up opens:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_eula_acknowledgment-29003d.png)

6. Click Accept and download.
7. Navigate to your Downloads folder and double-click on grandMA3\_onPC\_mac\_vx.x.x.x.zip. The package is unzipped, creating an "ma" folder.

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/010_finder-082677.jpg)

8. Expand the "ma" folder and double-click the installation program grandMA3\_onPC\_x.x.x.x.pkg. The Installer opens:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/001_install_grandma3-fcef4d.jpg)

7. Click Continue. The software license agreement opens:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/002_license-55a515.jpg)

9. Click Continue:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/003_-20agree-47b82c.jpg)

1. Click Agree, and the installation utility opens:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/004_standar-20install-07a225.jpg)

1. Click Install to finally start the installation.

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/005_succesfull-929e5b.jpg)

1. Click Close.

The software is installed in the standard Applications directory. The resources are located in /Users/\<Username>/MA Lighting Technology.

### Install Location options

When two or more hard drives or USB drives are detected, the installer offers to change the installation location:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/011_install-20options-7fb68c.jpg)

1. Click Change Install Location, then select a location:

![](/img/grandma3/2-4/change-20location-98e962.jpg)

10. Click Continue, and resume by following steps 11 and 12 above.