macOS advanced installation
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This document is primarily for IT administrators who may need to go beyond a simple, single end-user installation. For example, automating the installation of Balsamiq for Desktop silently or installing the application on multiple machines.
Balsamiq for Desktop is a native app available for both Windows and macOS. The guide for macOS can be found below.
Installing Balsamiq on macOS
For Mac users, we provide Balsamiq for Desktop as a familiar .dmg file.
Installing from a .dmg is simple - download and mount Balsamiq NNN.dmg from our downloads page then copy the contained file "Balsamiq.app" to your Applications folder. You're done!
Registering and unregistering Balsamiq on macOS
You can use this command in terminal to register Balsamiq:
/Applications/Balsamiq\ Wireframes.app/Contents/MacOS/Balsamiq\ Wireframes --register "LICENSEKEY"
And to unregister:
/Applications/Balsamiq\ Wireframes.app/Contents/MacOS/Balsamiq\ Wireframes --unregister
Note: The command should be run as a logged-in user using, for example: sudo -u $USER ...
Installing Balsamiq on multiple machines on macOS
We also provide Balsamiq for macOS in a .zip file.
For automated, bulk installation on macOS we suggest using the .zip file as it's a simpler option - just unzip into the appropriate folder and you're done.
Command line arguments
Balsamiq for Desktop can be run in the macOS Terminal with the following arguments:
- --license: Print the license details
- filename: Opens the file on startup
- --register "LICENSE_KEY": Registers the license and quits the application
- --unregister: Unregisters the license and quits the application
- --check-for-updates enable|disable: Enables (or disables) the “Check for Updates” feature and quits the application