Select 'Octave.app' in the Finder, then press command-i to bring up the file info dialog.Open this link in a web browser, right-click and select 'copy image'.In the menu that appears, select 'Application' from the 'File format' menu, then navigate to the 'Applications' folder and save your script there as 'Octave.app'.With a script open in the Script Editor app on your Mac, choose 'File > Export'.

If you want to start the Octave command-line interface (CLI), enter instead: If you wish to start the Octave GUI by default. If you know the installation location, open the Script Editor application and write the following text in the editor window:ĭo shell script '/usr/local/bin/octave -gui' From the Terminal application you can enter the command which octave to find out the exact location. In case of trouble, please visit the Spack repo issues list, and browse through Octave related issues by writing is:issue octave in the filters box.Ĭreate a launcher app with the Script Editor įor example Homebrew installs Octave to /usr/local/bin/octave by default. Octave has many dependencies which will be downloaded and installed prior to Octave. The entire installation process can take up to a few hours. To install the Command Line Tools type in the Terminal App:įollow the Spack tutorial and type in the Terminal App: In case of trouble try brew doctor, see the Homebrew Troubleshooting Guide.įollow the MacPorts installation instructions. The Octave developers do not recommend a certain package manager.įollow the Anaconda installation instructions.įollow the Homebrew installation instructions. macOS App Bundle of Octave 4.0.3 (with GUI) (OS X 10.9+)Īll package managers below are given in alphabetical order.

The Octave.app project provides an unofficial ready-to-use, drag-and-drop macOS App installer based on Homebrew (see below).Ī very old installer is hosted on SourceForge.

3 Create a launcher app with the Script Editor.

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