Difference between revisions of "Modding:Installing SMAPI on Mac"

Revision as of 21:56, 3 June 2021

This page explains how to install SMAPI (the tool which lets you use mods) on MacOS. See also:

Install Mono. (The 'stable channel' version is fine. If this doesn't work, see Troubleshooting.)
Download the latest version of SMAPI.
Extract the .zip file somewhere (but not in your game folder!).
Double-click install on Mac.command, and follow the on-screen instructions.

That's it! Just launch the game to play with mods. You don't need to change your Steam launch options (that's only needed on Windows).

To install manually instead, see instructions in the installer's readme.

Just install the new version; the installer will automatically clean up previous versions.

If the game freezes when loading a save with no error in the SMAPI window, try reinstalling Mono (see install step 1).
If the SMAPI window no longer appears after a game update, reinstall SMAPI to fix the launcher.
See the troubleshooting page for general troubleshooting.

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 # Install [https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/ Mono]. (The 'stable channel' version is fine. If this doesn't work, see [[Modding:Player Guide/Troubleshooting#"looks like Mono isn't installed" (Linux/Mac only)|Troubleshooting]].)
 # Download the [https://smapi.io/ latest version of SMAPI].
-# Open the <tt>.zip</tt> file you downloaded to extract its contents.
+# Extract the <tt>.zip</tt> file somewhere (but not in your game folder!).
-# Expand the 'SMAPI X.X.X installer' folder in your Downloads.
+# Double-click <tt>install on Mac.command</tt>, and follow the on-screen instructions.
-# Right-click <code>install on Mac.command</code> and select open.
-# Select open in the dialog box, and follow the on-screen instructions.
 That's it! Just launch the game to play with mods. '''You don't need to change your Steam launch options''' (that's only needed on Windows).