--- title: "How do I install Mixroadie on a Mac? | Mixroadie help" description: "Open the disk image, drag Mixroadie to Applications, open it and press Install. It takes about two minutes and needs no admin password." url: "https://mixroadie.com/help/install-on-mac/" --- # How do I install Mixroadie on a Mac? Open the disk image, drag Mixroadie to Applications, open it and press Install. It takes about two minutes and needs no admin password. Updated 28 October 2026 You need a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and [REAPER](https://www.reaper.fm/download.php) 6.83 or newer. On an Intel Mac, see [Does Mixroadie work on an Intel Mac?](https://mixroadie.com/help/intel-mac/) 1. **Quit REAPER.** The installer sets up the Mixroadie panel and its keyboard shortcut in REAPER, and the shortcut can’t be added while REAPER is open. 2. **[Download Mixroadie](https://mixroadie.com/download/)** and open the `.dmg` file from your Downloads. 3. **Drag Mixroadie to Applications**, then open it from there. 4. macOS asks once whether you want to open an app downloaded from the Internet. Click **Open**. The app is signed and notarised by Apple. 5. **Press Install.** It finds REAPER and sets Mixroadie up in it. ## What the installer asks - **Help improve Mixroadie:** an optional box for anonymous usage statistics. It starts unticked. - **Where the AI runs:** on your Mac, in the cloud with your own API key, or through your Claude or ChatGPT app. You can also decide later. See [Which AI model should I choose?](https://mixroadie.com/help/which-ai-model/) - **Your licence:** start the free trial with your email address, paste a licence key, or press **Later**. ## What it installs No admin password, no developer tools and no system software. Everything lives in one folder in your home folder, and you can delete the downloaded `.dmg` afterwards. ## Next [Open Mixroadie in REAPER](https://mixroadie.com/help/open-mixroadie-in-reaper/) with **Cmd+Ctrl+M**. Still stuck? Write to us with your computer (Mac or Windows and its version), your REAPER version and what you see. A screenshot helps.