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  • If your company security policies do not allow admin privileges for end users, you will be unable to install Miniconda manually. Consider requesting that your IT admin add Miniconda to a software delivery or fleet management system (such as Kandji or Jamf).
This page provides instructions for installing Miniconda on macOS with a graphical installer.

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Installation steps

The graphical installer for macOS installs Miniconda into /opt/miniconda3 in your file system. If you want to install Miniconda into your Home directory or if you have multiple users on a system and want to manage your installation more carefully, Anaconda recommends the command-line installer.
  1. Navigate to anaconda.com/download, register with Anaconda, and then select 64-bit (Apple silicon) Graphical Installer under Miniconda.
    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/miniconda/. The last Miniconda installer release for Intel Mac computers will be 25.7.x. For more information, see our blog on the end of Intel mac support.
  2. Double-click the .pkg file.
  3. View the Read Me instructions and select Continue.
  4. Read through Miniconda’s End User License Agreement (EULA) and select Continue, then select Agree to agree to the terms. You can view Anaconda’s Terms of Service (TOS) at https://www.anaconda.com/legal.
  5. Choose an install location:
  6. Select Install. When the installation finishes, open your terminal application.
    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.

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Verify your install

Verify your installation by opening your terminal application and running conda list. If conda has been installed correctly, a list of installed packages appears: 
(base) ~ conda list

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Choose how you want to work with conda

Anaconda Navigator provides a graphical user interface (GUI) to interface with , without using the command line. If you prefer working at the command line, you can interface with conda directly through Anaconda Prompt (Windows) or your system’s terminal (macOS and Linux) after you complete your installation.
Anaconda Navigator is not included with Miniconda. Follow the instructions on Installing Navigator to manually install Navigator onto your computer.

Get started with Navigator

Manage packages and environments with a desktop application

Work with conda

Use command-line tools for package and environment management

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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.

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Troubleshooting