> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# macOS graphical installer

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<Accordion title="Using Anaconda Distribution in a commercial setting?">
  * You might need to purchase a license to stay compliant with our [Terms of Service](https://www.anaconda.com/legal).

  * If your company security policies do not allow admin privileges for end users, you will be unable to install Anaconda Distribution manually. Consider requesting that your IT admin add Anaconda Distribution to a software delivery or fleet management system (such as Kandji, Jamf, and so on).
</Accordion>

This page provides instructions for installing Anaconda Distribution on macOS with a graphical installer.

## Installation steps

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<Warning>
  The graphical installer for macOS installs Anaconda Distribution into `/opt/anaconda3` in your file system. If you want to install Anaconda Distribution into your Home directory or if you have multiple users on a system and want to manage your installation more carefully, Anaconda recommends following the [macOS terminal installer instructions](/getting-started/anaconda/install/mac-cli-install).
</Warning>

1. Navigate to [anaconda.com/download](https://www.anaconda.com/download), register with Anaconda, and select <Icon icon="arrow-down-to-line" iconType="regular" /> **64-Bit (Apple silicon) Graphical Installer** under Anaconda Distribution.

   <Note>
     As of August 15, 2025, Anaconda has stopped building packages for Intel Mac computers (osx-64). Existing Intel (`MacOSX-x86_64`) installers are still available at [https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/](https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/), but new installers will no longer be created for Intel Macs. For more information, see [our blog on the end of Intel mac support](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/intel-mac-package-support-deprecation).
   </Note>

2. Double-click the `.pkg` file.

3. View the Read Me instructions and select **Continue**.

4. View Anaconda's Terms of Service (TOS) at [https://anaconda.com/legal](https://anaconda.com/legal). If you agree to the terms, select **Continue**, then select **Agree**.

5. Choose an install location:

   <DefinitionList>
     <DefinitionTerm>
       Install for all users of this computer (Recommended)
     </DefinitionTerm>

     <DefinitionDescription>
       Installs Anaconda Distribution into `/opt/anaconda3` for all users of the computer.
     </DefinitionDescription>

     <DefinitionTerm>
       Install on a specific disk
     </DefinitionTerm>

     <DefinitionDescription>
       Enables you to choose a different location to install Anaconda Distribution.
     </DefinitionDescription>
   </DefinitionList>

6. Select **Install**. When the installation finishes, open your terminal application.

   <Note>
     You should see `(base)` in the command line prompt. This tells you that you're in your base conda environment. To learn more about environments, see [Environments](/getting-started/working-with-conda/environments).
   </Note>

## Verify your install

You can verify your installation was successful using Anaconda Navigator or a terminal application.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Anaconda Navigator">
    [Anaconda Navigator](/tools/anaconda-navigator/main) opens automatically when installation completes successfully.

    If you need to manually open Anaconda Navigator, open Launchpad, then click the Anaconda-Navigator icon.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Terminal">
    Open your terminal application and run `conda list`. If conda has been installed correctly, a list of installed packages appears:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```sh Command theme={null}
      conda list
      ```

      ```sh Example output theme={null}
      # packages in environment at /opt/anaconda3:
      #
      # Name                           Version               Build               Channel
      _anaconda_depends                2025.12               py313_openblas_0
      aiobotocore                      2.25.0                py313hca03da5_0
      aiodns                           3.5.0                 py313hca03da5_1
      aiohappyeyeballs                 2.6.1                 py313hca03da5_0
      ...
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What's next?

* Get started with [Anaconda Navigator](/tools/anaconda-navigator/getting-started) to manage your environments and packages using a visual interface.
* Follow the [Intro to conda workflows](/getting-started/working-with-conda/conda-intro-tutorial) tutorial to learn how to create and manage your first conda environments.
* Get familiar with key [concepts](/getting-started/concepts/what-is-conda) like packages, environments, and channels that form the foundation of working with conda.

## Advanced install options

For more advanced installation options, such as installing with silent mode, installing on older operating systems, or installing for multiple users, see [Advanced installation](/getting-started/advanced-install/main).

## Troubleshooting

<Troubleshoot>
  <TroubleshootTitle>
    ### command not found: conda
  </TroubleshootTitle>

  <TroubleshootCause>
    The `command not found: conda` error occurs when your command line interface (CLI) can't find the conda command in order to use it. This might be because:

    * You don't have conda properly initialized.
    * You have set `auto_activate_base` to `false`.
    * You're using a shell that conda doesn't support.
    * Conda is not installed or the install was incomplete or corrupted.

    <Note>
      These issues primarily occur on macOS/Linux computers. Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda installations on Windows include [Anaconda Prompt](/reference/glossary#anaconda-prompt), which opens with conda initialized by default.
    </Note>
  </TroubleshootCause>

  <TroubleshootSolution>
    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="Initialize conda in your shell">
        If you recently installed Anaconda Distribution or Miniconda, make sure you closed and reopened your CLI to make conda's initialization take effect.

        <Tip>
          If you don't want to close your CLI, you can also use one of the following `source` commands to refresh your shell:

          <CodeGroup>
            ```sh bash theme={null}
            source ~/.bashrc
            ```

            ```sh zsh theme={null}
            source ~/.zshrc
            ```

            ```sh fish theme={null}
            source ~/.config/fish/config.fish
            ```

            ```sh cshrc theme={null}
            source ~/.cshrc
            ```

            ```sh xonshrc theme={null}
            source ~/.xonshrc
            ```
          </CodeGroup>

          <Comments>
            Use the command that matches your shell.
          </Comments>
        </Tip>

        You can also initialize conda directly from its `bin` directory:

        <CodeGroup>
          ```sh Initialization command theme={null}
          <PATH_TO_CONDA>/bin/conda init
          ```

          ```sh Examples theme={null}
          miniconda3/bin/conda init
          /opt/miniconda3/bin/conda init
          anaconda3/bin/conda init
          /opt/anaconda3/bin/conda init
          ```
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        <Comments>
          Replace \<PATH\_TO\_CONDA> with a path to your conda installation.
        </Comments>
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        To see the value for `auto_activate_base`, run the following command:

        ```sh theme={null}
        conda config --describe auto_activate_base
        ```

        If your terminal returns `false`, this means that conda is not automatically activating your base environment when you start a new shell. This behavior emulates your system Python, and some users prefer to have their conda environment be inactive until they need it. However, this is not conda's default behavior after installation.

        To change the value of `auto_activate_base` to `true`, run the following command:

        ```sh theme={null}
        conda config --set auto_activate_base true
        ```

        If you have `auto_activate_base` set as `false`, the conda command will still be available as a shell function, but your base environment will not be active when a new shell is started. To activate your base environment, run `conda activate`.
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Use a shell that conda supports">
        For information on which shells conda supports, see [Conda activate](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/dev-guide/deep-dives/activation.html#conda-activate) in the official conda documentation.
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Verify your installation of conda">
        If you have tried to initialize conda in your shell but it didn't work, try uninstalling and reinstalling [Anaconda Distribution](/getting-started/anaconda/main) or [Miniconda](/getting-started/miniconda/main).

        <Tip>
          Make sure that you say yes to the initialization option, and, if installing from the CLI, reinitialize your shell by restarting it or using its `source` command. For more information, see [Initialize conda in your shell](#initialize-conda-in-your-shell).
        </Tip>
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  <TroubleshootTitle>
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      This package is incompatible with this version of macOS error when running a .pkg installer on OSX
    </h3>
  </TroubleshootTitle>

  <TroubleshootCause>
    When running the `.pkg` installer, you may encounter this error during the "Installation" step:<br />

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/YGtija9HXl-k020Y/images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YGtija9HXl-k020Y&q=85&s=9110e32ce6c4ac8373415db81a08af20" alt="" width="1242" height="892" data-path="images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_1.png" />
    </Frame>

    <br />

    This error occurs when the installation attempts to write to a directory for which it does not have write permissions.
  </TroubleshootCause>

  <TroubleshootSolution>
    Manually select an appropriate install location. The following example shows how to select your user's home directory.

    1. Re-run the installer and click through until you reach either the Installation Type or Destination Select page.

    2. If you reach the Installation Type page first, click **Change Install Location…**. This will take you to the Destination Select page.

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           </Frame>

    3. Click **Install on a specific disk…**.

    4. Click the appropriate destination drive. Then click **Choose Folder…**.

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             <img src="https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/YGtija9HXl-k020Y/images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YGtija9HXl-k020Y&q=85&s=9b258d8d3d6218b792ed0e337619ddfd" alt="" width="1250" height="892" data-path="images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_3.png" />
           </Frame>

    5. Click your user's home directory (for example, /Users/john.doe/). Then, click **Choose**.

    6. In the message box, confirm the name of the install folder you chose in the previous step. Then click **Continue**.

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             <img src="https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/YGtija9HXl-k020Y/images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_4.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=YGtija9HXl-k020Y&q=85&s=355ba3f7018ce7b72397a455a4e3d0b6" alt="" width="1250" height="892" data-path="images/anaconda_pkg_incompatible_error_4.png" />
           </Frame>

    7. Click **Install**, and then proceed with the rest of the installation.

    If you continue to receive the same error message, please open an issue [here](https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/new/choose/), and be sure to include the installation log output from your `install.log` file, which can be found at `/var/log/install.log`.
  </TroubleshootSolution>
</Troubleshoot>

<Troubleshoot>
  <TroubleshootTitle>
    ### Recovering your Anaconda installation
  </TroubleshootTitle>

  <TroubleshootCause>
    If your Anaconda installation has become corrupted and is in a state where normal conda commands are not functioning, use the following steps to repair Anaconda and preserve your installed packages and environments.
  </TroubleshootCause>

  <TroubleshootSolution>
    1. Download a [new installer](https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/), then follow the instructions for your operating system.

           <Note>
             Use the actual path, filename, and directory name for your installation.
           </Note>

           <Tabs>
             <Tab title="Windows">
               1. Open a terminal application, such as Command Prompt.
               2. Change your original installer's name so you do not overwrite it:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  move anaconda3 anaconda_old
                  ```
               3. Run the Anaconda.exe installer as usual and use robocopy to sync the directories:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  robocopy anaconda_old anaconda3 /S
                  ```
               4. Delete your old Anaconda installation directory:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  rd /s anaconda_old
                  ```
             </Tab>

             <Tab title="macOS">
               1. Open a terminal application.
               2. Change your original installer's name so you do not overwrite it:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  mv anaconda3 anaconda_old
                  ```
               3. Install to same directory as your original installer:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  # Replace <INSTALLER> the name of your installer file
                  bash ~/Downloads/<INSTALLER>
                  rsync -a anaconda_old/ anaconda3/
                  ```
               4. Delete your old Anaconda installation directory:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  rm -rf anaconda_old
                  ```
             </Tab>

             <Tab title="Linux">
               1. Open a terminal application.
               2. Change your original installer's name so you do not overwrite it:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  mv anaconda3 anaconda_old
                  ```
               3. Install to same directory as your original installer:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  # Replace <INSTALLER> the name of your installer file
                  bash ~/Downloads/<INSTALLER>
                  rsync -a anaconda_old/ anaconda3/
                  ```
               4. Delete your old Anaconda installation directory:

                  ```sh theme={null}
                  rm -rf anaconda_old
                  ```
             </Tab>
           </Tabs>

    2. Run `conda list` to view the packages from the previous installation.

    3. Run `conda info --envs` to list the environments created in the previous installation, which are now available in the new installation.
  </TroubleshootSolution>
</Troubleshoot>

<Troubleshoot>
  <TroubleshootTitle>
    ### Proxy request sent, not found
  </TroubleshootTitle>

  <TroubleshootCause>
    Your company likely has security policies or a firewall in place that prevent communications with external servers or certain URLs.
  </TroubleshootCause>

  <TroubleshootSolution>
    1. First, work with your IT team to allowlist connections to the following URLs:

       ```txt theme={null}
       https://anaconda.org
       https://repo.anaconda.com
       https://repo.anaconda.cloud
       ```

           <Note>
             Allowlisting `https://repo.anaconda.cloud` is only necessary if your company has an Anaconda Platform (Cloud) organization and you require access to channels in that organization.
           </Note>

    2. [Install](/getting-started/main) Anaconda Distribution or Miniconda again.

    Once your installation is complete, you might also need to connect your company's firewall/proxy server to your conda configuration file (`.condarc`). For more information on this, see [Using Anaconda behind a firewall or proxy](/anaconda-platform/cloud/getting-started-with-anaconda-platform#using-anaconda-behind-a-firewall-or-proxy-optional).
  </TroubleshootSolution>
</Troubleshoot>

<Troubleshoot>
  <TroubleshootTitle>
    <h3 id="macos-installation-failure-x86_64-intel-chip">
      macOS installation failure - x86\_64 (Intel chip)
    </h3>
  </TroubleshootTitle>

  <TroubleshootCause>
    Anaconda no longer supports Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda installers for Intel chip macOS computers (osx-64) and has removed these installers from the Anaconda.com website. If you downloaded a macOS installer from the website and your installation is failing, it is possible that you have an Intel chip macOS computer and the installer on the website is not compatible with your computer.
  </TroubleshootCause>

  <TroubleshootSolution>
    To check what architecture your macOS computer has:

    1. Click the <Icon icon="apple" /> **Apple** icon on your title bar.
    2. Click **About This Mac**.
    3. A macOS computer with an Intel chip will have "Intel" in the **Processor** item, while a macOS computer with an Apple silicon chip will have a **Chip** item labeled "Apple M1" or similar.

    macOS computers with Intel chip architecture use installers labeled `MacOSX-x86_64`, while macOS computers with Apple silicon chips use installers labeled `MacOSX-arm64`. While Anaconda no longer provides `MacOSX-x86_64` installers on its website, you can still find them in our installer archives.

    * [Anaconda Distribution installer archive](https://repo.anaconda.com/archive)
    * [Miniconda installer archive](https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda)
  </TroubleshootSolution>
</Troubleshoot>