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How to install GPSSpoof on Mac

GPSSpoof does what GhostMe / getghostme.com does, and GhostMe / getghostme.com costs Paid. This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

GPSSpoof installed like any other app on your Mac. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 30 minutes
Steps
12
Cost
Free

Before you start

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

  1. Install Git

    Apple opens a small installer.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    xcode-select --install

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

  2. Install Node LTS

    Choose the macOS Installer (.pkg).

    Open download

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

Install GPSSpoof

  1. Open Terminal

    Keep it open beside this page.

    You know this worked when: Terminal is open

  2. Check Git and Node

    Git and the current Node LTS are required.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    git --version
node --version

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

  3. Install Rust

    Run the single command the page shows, then reopen Terminal.

    Open rustup

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

  4. Install Python

    Choose the macOS installer (.pkg), then reopen Terminal.

    Open download

    You know this worked when: python3 --version prints a version

  5. Install Xcode

    Large — start it early. Open it once afterwards so it finishes installing.

    Open the App Store page

    You know this worked when: Xcode opens without asking to finish setup

  6. Copy GPSSpoof to this Mac

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    cd ~
if [ ! -d GPSSpoof/.git ]; then
git clone https://github.com/alexey-max-fedorov/GPSSpoof.git
fi

    You know this worked when: A GPSSpoof folder appears

  7. Open the GPSSpoof folder

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    cd GPSSpoof

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

  8. Use the reviewed version

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    git checkout 2a8f97aad14e6693d05a640aebd4d3c5a1af8d88

    You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

  9. Try GPSSpoof

    Keep Terminal open.

    Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

    uv run app.py

    You know this worked when: GPSSpoof opens

  10. Try it

    GPSSpoof should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: GPSSpoof 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.

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