# Installation steps to get Appium fully working on MacOS 10.11

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/installation-steps-to-get-appium-fully-working-on-macos-10-11/12336>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [September 21, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/installation-steps-to-get-appium-fully-working-on-macos-10-11/12336 "2016-09-21T16:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/aleksei/32/6267_2.png) [@Aleksei](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Aleksei)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/installation-steps-to-get-appium-fully-working-on-macos-10-11/12336/4 "2016-09-22T06:33:19Z")

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install java JDK:  
download here: [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html)

install Android Studio:  
download here: [Descarga Android Studio y App Tools - Android Developers](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html)

in Terminal install brew:

> ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install))”

install node.js:  
download installer: [Node.js — Download](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and run

in Terminal install npm:

> brew update  
> brew install node  
> npm install -g npm

Update system preference:  
open bash\_profile in terminal:

> nano ~/.bash\_profile

paste following:

> export ANDROID\_HOME=/Users/jenkinss/Library/Android/sdk  
> export PATH=$ANDROID\_HOME/platform-tools:$PATH  
> export PATH=$ANDROID\_HOME/tools:$PATH  
> export JAVA\_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java\_home)

save and exit

install Appium UI tool form here: [https://bitbucket.org/appium/appium.app/downloads/appium-1.5.3.dmg](https://bitbucket.org/appium/appium.app/downloads/appium-1.5.3.dmg)

in Terminal install Appium command line:

> npm install -g appium@1.6.0-beta1  
> npm install wd

now fix Appium beta with:

> cd /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/appium/node\_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver/WebDriverAgent  
> brew install carthage  
> npm i -g webpack  
> ./Scripts/bootstrap.sh -d

you are ready to use Appium in command line and UI for Android (real device or emulator) and iOS (Simulator).

for real iOS device read forum to fix Appium 1.6.0-beta1 issues.

PS i guess Appium GUI 1.5.3 will not work with xCode8.0 🙂 (did not try)

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