Installation

System Requirements

  • macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
  • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel processor
  • 4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended)
  • 500MB available disk space

Download and Install

  1. Visit the download page
  2. Download the Universal DMG file (works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs)
  3. Open the downloaded DMG file
  4. Drag the Dereference app to your Applications folder
  5. Eject the DMG

First Launch on macOS

On first launch, macOS may show a security warning. This is normal for apps downloaded outside the App Store.

  1. Right-click (or Control-click) on the Dereference app
  2. Select "Open" from the context menu
  3. Click "Open" in the dialog that appears
  4. The app will now launch and be trusted for future use