macOS Installation

NovyWave publishes separate DMGs for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Apple Silicon

1. Download the aarch64.dmg release artifact.
2. Open the DMG.
3. Drag NovyWave into your Applications folder.

Intel Macs

1. Download the x64.dmg release artifact.
2. Open the DMG.
3. Drag NovyWave into your Applications folder.

Gatekeeper Warning

If macOS warns that NovyWave is from an unidentified developer:

1. In Applications, right-click NovyWave.app.
2. Choose Open.
3. Confirm Open in the dialog.

If needed, use System Settings -> Privacy & Security and allow the blocked app to open.

Launching from the Terminal

export PATH="/Applications/NovyWave.app/Contents/MacOS:$PATH"

Or set an alias:

alias novywave="/Applications/NovyWave.app/Contents/MacOS/NovyWave"

File Associations

1. Right-click a .vcd, .fst, or .ghw file in Finder.
2. Choose Get Info.
3. Set Open with to NovyWave.
4. Apply the change to all files of that type if desired.

Chrome Desktop Launcher

As an alternative to the standard DMG app, you can use the Chrome Desktop Launcher. It requires Google Chrome, Chromium, or Microsoft Edge installed.

The launcher searches these locations:

• /Applications/Google Chrome.app
• /Applications/Chromium.app
• /Applications/Microsoft Edge.app

Download the binary for your architecture from the release page: novywave-chrome-macos-aarch64 for Apple Silicon or novywave-chrome-macos-x64 for Intel.

Troubleshooting

App Won’t Launch

• retry the Gatekeeper steps above
• re-download the DMG if the app bundle looks incomplete

Performance Feels Wrong

• confirm you installed the build that matches your CPU architecture
• test with a smaller waveform to separate install problems from file-size problems