# Install on macOS

Download the Apple Silicon .dmg from kelrova.com/studio, drag Kelrova to Applications and open it. Studio is free and needs macOS 12 or later.

*Where in Studio: Studio → Settings → About*

*Last updated: 2026-10-25*

Studio for macOS is one `.dmg` for Macs with Apple Silicon. It is free, and it needs macOS 12 or later. The app is named **Kelrova** once installed.

## Install

1. **Download the installer**

   Open [Studio](https://kelrova.com/studio) and choose the macOS download. The file is named `kelrova-<version>-macos-arm64.dmg`.

2. **Drag Kelrova to Applications**

   Open the `.dmg`. Drag **Kelrova** onto the **Applications** folder in the same window, then eject the disk image.

3. **Open Kelrova**

   Open **Kelrova** from Applications. The first launch shows **Welcome to Kelrova**, where you log in, create an account or continue without one. [Sign in and approve this computer](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/sign-in) walks through it.

> **Note: Intel Macs**
>
> There is no macOS build for Intel processors. The downloads are the Apple Silicon `.dmg` and two Linux builds.

## Before your first chat

Studio drives the agents' own command-line tools, so install at least one of them before you start: the Claude Code CLI (`claude`), Codex (`codex`), Cursor (`cursor-agent`), Devin (`devin`) or Grok (`grok`). Studio finds a CLI the same way your terminal does: if the command runs in your terminal, Studio finds it too. [Connect your agents](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/agents) covers accounts.

You also need Git on the Mac to use branches, worktrees and the Git menu in a project.

## Updates

Studio checks for updates only when you allow it. The check is off on a new install.

*Studio → Settings → About*

- Turn on **Check automatically** to look for new releases every half hour. Updates are never installed on their own: you choose when to restart.
- Or choose **Check for updates** at any time.

When a release is available, the button reads **Download**, then **Restart** once it is ready. The same update also shows at the top of the account menu. [Signed updates](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/trust/updates) explains how an update is checked before it installs.

![Settings, About: the Kelrova version, a Check for updates button and the Check automatically switch.](https://kelrova.com/docs/img/studio-getting-started/about-updates.png)

*Settings → About with the version, Check for updates and the Check automatically switch.*

## Next

[Sign in and approve this computer](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/sign-in).

## Related

- [Sign in and approve this computer](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/sign-in)
- [Connect your agents](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/agents)
- [Signed updates](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/trust/updates)
- [Install on Linux](https://kelrova.com/docs/studio/getting-started/install-linux)