# Slicer installation on Mac using homebrew

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-installation-on-mac-using-homebrew/933>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 23, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-installation-on-mac-using-homebrew/933 "2017-08-23T19:48:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-installation-on-mac-using-homebrew/933/4 "2017-08-23T20:25:56Z")

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> [@Unable to open Slicer package on Mac](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/unable-to-open-slicer-package-on-mac/932/5):
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> Why? What do you mean?

Sorry for not being specific. I was just thinking about some of the Slicer users I know who are MDs. I am not sure they would appreciate using terminal and learning about brew and casks. I can’t imagine them running the steps you listed in “Steps to upgrade Slicer app (for users)” on the page lab page you referenced.

> [@Unable to open Slicer package on Mac](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/unable-to-open-slicer-package-on-mac/932/5):
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> What is exactly the package?

For the users like above, _the package_ is the dmg file that they download from the Slicer web page.

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