How to install Amythest on Mac

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used Terminal before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

1. 1

   Install Git

   Apple opens a small installer.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 1

   xcode-select --install

   You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

2. 2

   Install Node LTS

   Choose the macOS Installer (.pkg).

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install Amythest

1. 3

   Open Terminal

   Keep it open beside this page.

   You know this worked when: Terminal is open

2. 4

   Check Git and Node

   Git and the current Node LTS are required.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 4

   git --version
   node --version

   You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

3. 5

   Copy Amythest to this Mac

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 5

   cd ~
   if [ ! -d amythest/.git ]; then
   git clone https://github.com/soulflowxd/amythest.git
   fi

   You know this worked when: A amythest folder appears

4. 6

   Open the Amythest folder

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 6

   cd ~
   cd amythest

   You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the amythest folder

5. 7

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 7

   cd ~/amythest
   git checkout 4b8ac5b7b5bc6ba9da5b2279f46fe4de4185ec71

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

6. 8

   Try Amythest

   Keep Terminal open.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 8

   cd ~/amythest
   echo "Open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, then Load unpacked the extracted Amythest folder"

   You know this worked when: Amythest opens

7. 9

   Try it

   Amythest should be open and ready to use.

   You know this worked when: Amythest works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.