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{{Warning| Octave's App bundles are for old Octave versions and prone to problems.  The latest App bundle does not provide full support for the printing or documentation features of Octave. Other features may be missing as well. Users are strongly encouraged to use a package manager to install [[Octave for MacOS X]].}}
{{Warning|This page is outdated (October 2019). For more information, see [[Octave for macOS]].}}


These install instructions are verified to work for the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ October 04, 2011 binary for Octave 3.4.0], hosted on sourceforge.
These install instructions are verified to allow the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ October 04, 2011 binary for Octave 3.4.0 (hosted on sourceforge)] to run on MacOS 10.7.  They do not work for MacOS 10.8.


= Download the DMG =
= Download the DMG =
There is an experimental dmg for Octave 4.0.0. See the bottom of [http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Mac-OS-Binary-td4673521.html#a4673576 this mailing list discussion]. Testers are very welcome.


The latest MacOS X binary (DMG) available is for Octave-3.4.0. Click on this [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ link] to download.
The latest MacOS X binary (DMG) available is for Octave-3.4.0. Click on this [http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave%20MacOSX%20Binary/2011-04-21%20binary%20of%20Octave%203.4.0/ link] to download.


Once it has been downloaded, double-click on the dmg to mount the disk image. It is recomended that Gnuplot is installed prior to Octave.
Once it has been downloaded, double-click on the dmg to mount the disk image. It is recommended that Gnuplot is installed prior to Octave.


= Install Gnuplot & Aquaterm =
= Install Gnuplot & Aquaterm =
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** Save ~/.bashrc and exit
** Save ~/.bashrc and exit
* If the PATH does include /usr/local/bin, help may be requested by posting to [https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave Octave's email list]. Please provide a detailed description of what you've tried and what the results were.
* If the PATH does include /usr/local/bin, help may be requested by posting to [https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave Octave's email list]. Please provide a detailed description of what you've tried and what the results were.
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