# MacOS Installation Guide
**URL:** https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183
**Category:** Autopsy on Linux / macOS
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183 "2020-04-24T21:58:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@John\_Lehr](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/John_Lehr)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/1 "2020-04-24T21:58:14Z")
I have created an [installation guide for macOS](https://slo-sleuth.github.io/tools/InstallingAutopsyOnMacOS.html) that I hope will solve your installation issues. I attempted to explain the process reasonably well so that you can successfully troubleshoot any installation issues. I recommend you carefully follow the steps before attempting any variations.
I wish you well.
[https://slo-sleuth.github.io/tools/InstallingAutopsyOnMacOS.html](https://slo-sleuth.github.io/tools/InstallingAutopsyOnMacOS.html)
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### Author:  [@apriestman](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/apriestman)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/2 "2020-04-29T15:42:55Z")
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### Author:  [@j222](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/j222)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/3 "2020-06-11T07:48:33Z")
John, many thanks for putting this together … I finally got Autopsy working on my Mac after years of issues! Rgds, James
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### Author:  [@xeen3d](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/xeen3d)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/4 "2020-06-26T21:47:44Z")
Hi John
here same after years of pain and trouble now it runs nice.
not all is working like vmdk or timeline but most others is running.
many many thanks for spending so much time for that installation Guide.
best
Andre
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### Author:  [@John\_Lehr](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/John_Lehr)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/5 "2020-06-26T22:02:24Z")
Hi @xeen3d,
If you compile libvmdk from source ([https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk](https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk)) before you compile sleuthkit, you should have VMDK support. Timeline is known not to work (see the autopsy GitHub site).
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### Author:  [@carolynperry](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/carolynperry)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/6 "2021-03-27T16:50:08Z")
thank you for sharing this information with us
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### Author:  [@seaturtle15](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/seaturtle15)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/7 "2021-05-03T18:32:49Z")
Hi, I’m not sure if there has been an update or something, but there is one part of your installation guide that does not work. After carefully going through the launch script, I realized what the problem is.
Replace all instances of $JAVA\_HOME with $jdkhome .
Or, what I found easier, just insert
jdkhome="$JAVA\_HOME" in line 83 or earlier.
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### Author:  [@CQ\_DFIR](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/CQ_DFIR)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/9 "2021-11-12T21:06:02Z")
Perhaps this works: [Installing Autopsy on macOS Big Sur](https://www.arcpointforensics.com/news/installing-autopsy-on-macos-big-sur)
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### Author:  [@garr3ttmj](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/garr3ttmj)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/macos-installation-guide/1183/10 "2024-07-04T04:24:13Z")
I was wondering if you have been able to make Autopsy work on the ARM architecture for MacOS Sonoma. I tried following the steps from your guide with some differences to make up for the changes (like to Java 17) but have been overall unsuccessful. Have you been able or are you aware if its possible to get Autopsy working in the new macs?