🖥️ Minimum System Requirements

System Version

macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later

Hardware Requirements

📦 Installation

1. Open the Downloads folder

   • When the download is complete, open Finder by clicking on its icon in the Dock.
   • Access your Downloads folder by selecting “Downloads” in the navigation menu on the left.

2. Identify the ALS disk image

   • Look for the disk image whose name starts with als and ends with -amd64.dmg. For example, it might be als-v0.7-beta8-amd64.dmg.

3. Mount the disk image

   • Double-click on the als-v0.7-beta8-amd64.dmg disk image. This will mount the disk image.
   • A new Finder window will display the contents of the disk image. You will see the ALS application icon on the left and a shortcut to the system Applications folder on the right.

4. Copy the application to the Applications folder

   • Drag the ALS application icon from the Finder window to the Applications shortcut in the same window.
   • If prompted, enter your administrator password to authorize this operation.

5. Manage the app permissions

   • macOS versions prior to Catalina (10.15)
     • A dialog will appear indicating that the application is from an unidentified developer. Click “Open” to confirm.
     • Once the application is authorized, double-click the ALS application in the Applications folder to launch it.
   • macOS Catalina (10.15) to Sonoma (14.x.x)
     • A dialog will appear indicating that the application cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. Click “Cancel”.
     • Go to “System Preferences” > “Security & Privacy” > “General”, then click “Open Anyway” next to the message about ALS.
     • Confirm by clicking “Open” again in the new dialog that appears.
     • Once the application is authorized, double-click the ALS application in the Applications folder to launch it.
   • macOS Sequoia (15.x.x)
     • Open Finder and go to the Applications folder.
     • Then, go to the Utilities subfolder.
     • In this subfolder, double-click the Terminal application to open it.
     • In the Terminal window, type the following command:

       1	sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/als.app

     • Press Enter. Enter your administrator password if prompted and press Enter again.

6. Launch ALS

   • Go to the Applications folder, then double-click the ALS application to run it.

Continue to our user guide. We are here to assist you during this first start-up.

Enjoy using ALS! 🔭