Installing on MacOS

You can install novelWriter with both its Python and library dependencies embedded using the DMG application image file from Downloads, or from the Releases page on GitHub. Installing it should be straightforward.

• Download the DMG file and open it. Then drag the novelWriter icon to the Applications folder on the right. This will install it into your Applications.

• The first time you try to launch it, it will say that the bundle cannot be verified, simply press the Open button to add an exception.

• If you are not presented with an Open button in the dialog, launch the application again by right clicking on the application in Finder and selecting Open from the context menu.

The context menu can also be accessed by option-clicking if you have a one button mouse. This is done by holding down the option key on your keyboard and clicking on the application in Finder.

Note

The novelWriter DMG is not signed because Apple doesn’t currently provide a way for non-profit open source projects to properly sign their installers. The novelWriter project doesn’t have the funding to pay for a commercial software signing certificate.