# macOS

### [Download SonarView](https://ceruleansonar.com/sonarview/)

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Older versions can be found [here](https://github.com/CeruleanSonar/SonarView/releases).
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#### Supported Architectures: 

* Intel (x64)
* Apple Silicon (arm64)
* If you aren't sure which architecture you have, [see here](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211814). 

From Safari, choose the appropriate download from above.

Safari will show you this if you click the down arrow in the circle after the app is downloaded.

![](/files/tgiVOtHtNxENbTP3ojYn)

From there, you can click the hourglass in Safari and it will open Finder with the SonarView app displayed to you. Drag the application from there into your Applications folder. Once in the Applications folder, you may right-click or control-click to open the submenu and select Open.

![Applications Folder - Right Click on SonarView](/files/HOWUSas1xoa21uPnFKs6)

The first time you attempt to open the file, macOS will complain with this dialog. Simply hit cancel.

![](/files/N7FWJdsXyOhRGhwa6F5b)

Then right-click or control-click the SonarView application again and macOS will present this dialog. 

![](/files/vxlyMoOqISkqlqkX5Zam)

Click Open from here if it is available. If you are not presented with the ability to open the file, this command will be necessary to run in Terminal:\
`sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/SonarView.app"`

Now try to open the app. 


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