anki/docs/mac.md
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Mac

Requirements

Xcode:

Install the latest XCode from the App Store. Open it at least once so it installs the command line tools.

Homebrew & Homebrew Deps:

Install Homebrew from https://brew.sh/

Then install deps:

$ brew install rsync bazelisk

Install Python 3.8:

Install Python 3.8 from https://python.org. You may be able to use the Homebrew version instead, but this is untested.

You do not need to set up a Python venv prior to building Anki.

When you run "python" in a shell, if it shows Python 2.x, you may get a bunch of hashlib warnings during build. You can work around this by pointing python to python3.8:

$ ln -sf /usr/local/bin/{python3.8,python}

Running Anki during development

From the top level of Anki's source folder:

./run

This will build Anki and run it in place.

The first build will take while, as it downloads and builds a bunch of dependencies. When the build is complete, Anki will automatically start.

To play audio, use Homebrew to install mpv. At the time of writing, recording is not yet supported, as currently pyaudio is not being installed.

More

For info on running tests, building wheels and so on, please see Development.