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Installation on Mac

This tutorial walks you through installing L5 with the Love (Love2d) framework on your Macintosh computer.

  1. Go to the Love website and click to download the 64-bit zipped Mac program. Love2d website with downloads
  2. Click "Allow" when it asks 'Do you want to allow downloads on "love2d.org"?' It will download to your Downloads folder by default. Alert box asking permission to download Love2d
  3. From the L5lua.org Download page, download the L5 Starter project. L5 website download page with L5 Starter
  4. Click "Allow" when it asks 'Do you want to allow downloads on "l5lua.org"?' Alert box asking permission to download L5-Starter
  5. Return to your Downloads folder on your computer. Right click with two fingers on the Love application icon. Choose "Open". Folder with love application and L5 Starter folder
  6. A warning popup box opens with the title 'macOS cannot verify the developer of "love". Are you sure you want to open it?'. Click Open. Alert box stating macOS cannot verify the developer of love. The correct option is Open.
  7. You should see a window open with a flying bird-shaped balloon and clouds, verifying that Love is now properly installed on your computer. At this point you can close the window. A flying bird-shaped balloon and cartoon clouds
  8. Back in your downloads folder, drag the L5-starter folder onto the Love application in the folder. It should now launch and you should see a new window open with your code sketch.
  9. A yellow background window appearing on top of folder holding L5 Starter and love application

Next steps: You've installed Love and have L5 on your computer and verified you can run your own programs. Check out Getting Started or the tutorials to learn more.