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- In this tutorial, you will learn how to finally properly install the trending Filmic Blender onto your Mac OS device for Blender 2.78 and above! Well, the method on how to install and activate the Filmic Blender color management on Windows PC is the same as how to do it on a Mac, but finding the Blender data files on a Mac can be.
This guide covers the following topics:
Note
Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files). To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file. Then drag Blender.app into the Applications folder. Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac, before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
This guide relies heavily on command-line tools.It assumes you are the least familiar with the macOS Terminal application.
Installing Dependencies¶
Install those packages or make sure you have them in your system.
Downloading the Repository¶
Simply check out the Blender Manual’s repository using:
The repository will now be downloaded which may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection.
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Setting up the Build Environment¶
- Open a Terminal window.
- Enter the
blender_docs
folder which was just added by the SVN checkout: - Inside that folder is a file called
requirements.txt
which contains a list of all the dependencies we need.To install these dependencies, we can use thepip
command:
Note
Every now and then you may want to make sure your dependencies are up to date using:
Continue with the next step: Building.
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Check the Downloading Blenderpage to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).
Install from DMG¶
Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files).To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file.Then drag
Blender.app
into the Applications folder.Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac,before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
Tip
How to Make a Portable Installation
To keep all configuration files and installed add-ons inside the Blender application bundle,create a folder named
config
in the LOCAL directory.Blender Download Microsoft
Updating on macOS¶
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
Updating with DMG¶
When a update for Blender is released, it can be downloaded directlyfrom the Blender website.Install the new version by overwriting the current
Blender.app
in the Applications folder.You can rename Blender.app
or place it in a different folder to have more than one version at a time.See also
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The Splash screen Defaults page for informationabout import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.