Installation guide for macOS

We currently support 3 main ways to use CEA.

1. CEA Desktop App: A graphical user interface to CEA, open source and developed by the CEA Team using web-based technology.

2. Command Line: This is the command line to all the commands of CEA from your computer terminal.

3. Pycharm: Provides access to all the source code of CEA.

We recommend users to use the CEA Desktop App.

If you intend to use CEA with Pycharm and/or the Command Line, you can install CEA manually from source.

Step 1: Download and install CEA Desktop App

1. Download the latest version of CEA here. (we support both Intel and Apple Silicon)

2. Open the .dmg file and drag the .app into your Applications folder.

Step 2: Run CEA Desktop App

1. Locate the CEA application in the Applications folder or Launchpad and double click on it

2. Start using CEA Desktop App

You can find a series of tutorials at CEA Learning Camp to help you get started!

Note

If you have any issues with the installation, you can create an issue on GitHub.