# \#macos

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## [getting started on macos](https://mne.discourse.group/t/getting-started-on-macos/11778)

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**Author:** [@adc](https://mne.discourse.group/u/adc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/getting-started-on-macos/11778 "2026-03-31T07:18:36Z")

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I’m trying to get started with MNE for data analysis, coming from Matlab. I’m on an Intel mac under Sonoma 14.8.4. I downloaded the latest MNE-python and Spyder and installed them (in this order) with the Installers with…

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## [Having issues opening prompt in macOS](https://mne.discourse.group/t/having-issues-opening-prompt-in-macos/8172)

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**Author:** [@JaydaP](https://mne.discourse.group/u/JaydaP)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/having-issues-opening-prompt-in-macos/8172 "2024-05-23T12:05:11Z")

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MNE version: 1.6.1 operating system: e.g. macOS Catalina 10.15.7 I am unable to use MNE. Every time I attempt to open prompt new terminals, windows continuously open and do not stop until I quit the terminal. This happ…

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## [ICA slow on Apple Silicon ARM64 Mac?](https://mne.discourse.group/t/ica-slow-on-apple-silicon-arm64-mac/6579)

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**Author:** [@cbrnr](https://mne.discourse.group/u/cbrnr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/ica-slow-on-apple-silicon-arm64-mac/6579 "2023-03-24T10:46:04Z")

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I recently got a new machine, a MacBook Pro with a 12 core M2 Pro CPU (Apple Silicon, ARM64 architecture) and 32GB RAM. This should be a pretty fast processor according to almost any benchmark I’ve seen, yet the time it …