How to install GPSSpoof 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 GPSSpoof

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

   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. 6

   Install Python

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

   Open download ↗

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

5. 7

   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. 8

   Copy GPSSpoof to this Mac

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 8

   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. 9

   Open the GPSSpoof folder

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 9

   cd GPSSpoof

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

8. 10

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 10

   git checkout 2a8f97aad14e6693d05a640aebd4d3c5a1af8d88

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

9. 11

   Try GPSSpoof

   Keep Terminal open.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

   Copy the command for step 11

   uv run app.py

   You know this worked when: GPSSpoof opens

10. 12

    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.