macos installation

Install Code Diary on macOS

Download the macOS app, verify it, move it to Applications, and allow it on first launch. On Apple Silicon it runs via Rosetta.

1. 1

   Download the macOS .zip with the button above, or fetch it in Terminal:

   Download (Terminal)

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   curl -L -o ~/Downloads/Code.Diary-1.5.5-mac.zip "https://github.com/Ambryonic/code-diary-releases/releases/download/v1.5.5/Code.Diary-1.5.5-mac.zip"

2. 2

   Verify the download against the SHA-512 checksum shown on the downloads page:

   Verify the checksum

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   shasum -a 512 ~/Downloads/Code.Diary-1.5.5-mac.zip

3. 3

   Unpack it and move the app to Applications. Double-click the .zip and drag "Code Diary.app" into Applications, or do both in one Terminal command:

   Unzip into Applications

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   ditto -x -k ~/Downloads/Code.Diary-1.5.5-mac.zip /Applications/

4. 4

   The first launch is blocked because the app is not notarized yet. Right-click (or Control-click) Code Diary in Applications, choose Open, then confirm Open in the dialog.

5. 5

   If macOS still says the app is "damaged" or cannot be opened, clear the quarantine flag, then open it normally:

   Remove Gatekeeper quarantine

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   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Code Diary.app"

6. 6

   Launch Code Diary, sign in with your Ambryonic account, then create a test entry and try the copy action.