How to install Turbolarp on Android using a 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.

   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 Turbolarp

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.

   git --version
   node --version

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

3. 5

   Copy Turbolarp 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.

   cd ~
   if [ ! -d NitroAI/.git ]; then
   git clone https://github.com/Blueturboguy07/NitroAI.git
   fi

   You know this worked when: A NitroAI folder appears

4. 6

   Open the Turbolarp 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.

   cd ~
   cd NitroAI

   You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the NitroAI 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.

   cd ~/NitroAI
   git checkout 4e0394665ba3e9c1b292bacdab26f4886c1bcc15

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

6. 8

   Install dependencies

   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.

   cd ~/NitroAI
   npm install

   You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

7. 9

   Build the native project

   This can take a few minutes the first time.

   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.

   cd ~/NitroAI
   npm run app

   You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

8. 10

   Install Android Studio

   Accept the standard setup so it installs the SDK.

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: Android Studio opens to its welcome screen

9. 11

   Unlock Developer options

   Settings, About phone, tap Build number 7 times.

   You know this worked when: Developer options appears in Settings

10. 12

    Turn on USB debugging

    Settings, System, Developer options, USB debugging.

    You know this worked when: Developer options shows USB debugging on

11. 13

    Open the project

    Choose Open, then pick the android folder inside Turbolarp.

    You know this worked when: Android Studio finishes syncing without an error

12. 14

    Plug in your phone

    Tap Allow on the phone when it asks.

    You know this worked when: Your phone appears in the device menu

13. 15

    Press Run

    The ▶ button. The first build downloads Gradle.

    You know this worked when: The build ends with an install onto your phone

14. 16

    Open Turbolarp on your phone

    You know this worked when: Turbolarp opens on your phone

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.