# Install 3D Slicer in MacOSX

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** macos, installation\
**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444 "2024-07-18T08:21:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![akmal871026](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/akmal871026/32/11642_2.png) [@akmal871026](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/akmal871026)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444/1 "2024-07-18T08:21:54Z")

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Dear All,

I try to install 3D Slicer in my macos.

But then I got the pop up

 ![1000197190](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/7/6719765d1710c2450ecc5d4e931bae2b01243051.jpeg)

My version os is 10.12.6.

Which version 3D slicer should I install?

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444/2 "2024-07-18T08:56:40Z")

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Your version of macos is quite old.  
Last updated about [five years ago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_version_history#Releases). You should update the OS, or if possible the whole computer. If you can’t do that, there are [older packages](https://slicer-packages.kitware.com/#collection/5f4474d0e1d8c75dfc70547e/folder/5f4474d0e1d8c75dfc705482) of Slicer that might work.

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**Author:** ![akmal871026](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/akmal871026/32/11642_2.png) [@akmal871026](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/akmal871026)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444/3 "2024-07-18T13:28:50Z")

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So, Can you tell me what is the version MacOSX must I have, to me install the latest version of 3D Slicer.

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444/4 "2024-07-18T20:15:56Z")

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The error message you posted indicates 10.13 is needed, but you have 10.12. In general you should get the latest OS version your hardware supports. We try to support as many configurations as possible, but after about 5 years we typically can’t support older systems. We don’t track version by version of OS and Slicer so I can’t tell you the minimum you must have.

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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/install-3d-slicer-in-macosx/37444/5 "2024-07-18T20:43:45Z")

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Slicer documentation currently states support on macOS 11 and later which for example supports a MacBook Pro (Late 2013) and newer

[https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/getting\_started.html#operating-system-versions](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/getting_started.html#operating-system-versions)