# Can't Install Ignition 8.1.15 on my Mac

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587 "2023-01-13T21:11:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gibson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gibson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carlos_Gibson)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587/1 "2023-01-13T21:11:17Z")

</div>

Not sure if this is an ignition issue or an issue with my corp side. I get the following message when I doubule click on the ignition icon (.dmg installer)

_“ignition-8.1.15-macOs-64-installer” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software._

_This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information._

_This item is on the disk image “ignition-8.1.15-macOs-64-installer (1).dmg”. Chrome downloaded this disk image today at 1:05 PM."_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Matthew.gaitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@Matthew.gaitan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew.gaitan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587/2 "2023-01-13T21:16:06Z")

</div>

You should be able to bypass this:

> **[Apple can’t check app for malicious software](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/apple-cant-check-app-for-malicious-software-mchleab3a043/mac)**
>
> This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587/3 "2023-01-13T21:30:23Z")

</div>

Our installers are not 'notarized' (Apple's parlance) because of some complications. For now, you have to jump through some hoops but you should be able to proceed without disabling Gatekeeper:

> [@Installing Ignition on macOS - Monterey - Gateway Installer doesn't launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-on-macos-monterey-gateway-installer-doesnt-launch/67161/3):
>
> I've run into the same issue and it's not limited to Monterey. The only way I've gotten the installer to work is to drag the installer application from the dmg file into a directory on the Mac. You have to drag the icon from the window in that installer popup, shown in the screenshot in the OP's post, to any of the directories on your machine (I dragged it into my Downloads folder). You then run that copy of the installer application and get all the same security prompts, but it should actual…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Carlos\_Gibson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@Carlos\_Gibson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carlos_Gibson)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-ignition-8-1-15-on-my-mac/68587/4 "2023-01-13T22:21:51Z")

</div>

Comment from [WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WillMT10) worked for me ([Installing Ignition on macOS - Monterey - Gateway Installer doesn't launch - #3 by WillMT10](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/installing-ignition-on-macos-monterey-gateway-installer-doesnt-launch/67161/3)),

cheers!!