Install anki on macOS

By Deck Quill editorial team · Last verified [date] · Current release [tag]

Install with Homebrew

brew install --cask anki

The cask id anki is verified on formulae.brew.sh for this review. Related: brew guide, for this computer.

Install with the dmg

Download mac-apple.dmg from the current non-prerelease non-prerelease tag. Open it, drag the app into Applications, then launch. An arm64 dmg is optional for the other ARM64 line.

After install

Set download paths under Preferences equivalent menus, then prove one add. First hour: installed. Safe doors: download safely.

Pillar: anki home.

Why the official door matters

Labs waste hours when someone grabs a renamed installer from an advertising mirror. Matching the GitHub asset name keeps SmartScreen and Gatekeeper conversations shorter because the publisher details line up with what your runbook already printed. Winget and Homebrew help when those catalogs are allowed, and they still resolve to the same upstream project on the review date.

Write the door you used beside the machine name. After imaging season, prove one card or deck add before you call the desk ready. That single prove step catches vanished install folders, half-finished dmg drags, and adware shortcuts that reappear from old browser downloads.

Shared rooms should keep a spare copy of the current Windows setup on trusted media when the Store is flaky. Mac rooms should document whether brew or the dmg is the blessed path. Linux rooms should pin the tar.zst folder path so updates replace one file.

Everyday controls after install

Set the default collection folder away from a nearly full system volume when you can. Note the sync preference under connection options. Enable optional cloud sync only when your network policy allows it. Daily limits keep shared lines usable during meetings.

Optional optional cloud sync access needs a strong password before you flip the switch. Remote access across the open internet needs more than the default checkbox. Treat optional cloud sync as an advanced habit after the desktop window already works.

Categories and tags help when many decks share one disk. Start with a short list. Rebuild fancy rules only after a week of stable reviews. RSS habits can wait until the basic prove-one-add loop is boring.

Support notes for tickets

Ask for the filename or package id, the approximate install date, and whether a VPN or firewall changed during the complaint. Vague reports that only say downloads feel slow waste a day. Trainers should keep a quiet prove-one-card checklist instead of demoing on a huge busy deck.

Rollback plans need a previous setup on trusted storage, an uninstall note, and an owner for the hash list if your organisation verifies signatures. Rollback fails when the only old copy sat on a retired laptop.

Internal runbooks should quote winget id Anki.Anki, brew cask anki, and the Releases URL without marketing adjectives. Staff skim under stress. Five clear boxes beat a long essay.

Related pages

Return to the anki home for the install panel. Asset chooser: releases. Repo map: Anki GitHub. Safe habits: download safely. Computer chooser: for this computer.

Lab checklist without drama

Shared rooms move faster when the ticket names the installer door, the OS build, and the exact symptom. Attach a screenshot of the Decks list when reviews look wrong. Mention whether sync toggled during the failure.

Borrowing a random USB installer from a drawer is how adware returns. Prefer a hashed copy on trusted media or the same package id the fleet already allows. When package managers are blocked, the Releases asset is the honest fallback.

Trainers should rehearse the prove step on a tiny local deck so demos stay short. Students learn the habit faster when the checklist fits on an index card. Overnight monitors appreciate a note that says whether cloud sync is expected on that image.

When a semester ends, uninstall from machines that leave the pool and clear local collections per retention rules. Keep checksum verification optional for threat models that require hashes from the same tag.