Note: We currently support Apple Silicon Macs only. This release will not work on older Intel-based Macs.

The macOS version of OpenVCAD Studio is currently a development release. It is not signed with a full Apple certificate and may trigger security warnings.

Follow the instructions below to install VCAD Studio on macOS and apply the necessary workaround:

1. Download the .dmg file from the latest release on GitHub.
2. Open the .dmg file. A window will appear — drag VCAD_Studio.app into the Applications folder.
3. Open Terminal and navigate to the Applications folder:cd /Applications/
4. Run the following command to remove the quarantine flag (added by your web browser):xattr -d com.apple.quarantine VCAD_Studio.app
5. You can now launch VCAD Studio from Launchpad.