Install Mote

The current v0.2.1 beta requires an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 14 or later. Installation of this test build has not yet been verified on another Mac.

To check your chip and macOS version, choose the Apple menu in the upper-left corner and select About This Mac. The current installer does not support Intel Macs.

1. Open the downloaded Mote-0.2.1-arm64-beta.dmg file.
2. Drag Mote to the Applications folder.
3. Open Mote from Applications. If macOS blocks it, see the steps below.

This version is not Developer ID signed or notarized by Apple.macOS cannot verify it is free of malware. Consider continuing only if you trust the source, are sure the file has not been tampered with, and understand the risk.

1. Try opening Mote and dismiss the warning if macOS blocks it.
2. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to Security, and choose Open Anyway. This button is generally available for about an hour after you try to open the app.
3. Authenticate and confirm as prompted. The wording and steps may vary by macOS version or device management settings.

See Apple: Safely open apps on your Mac.

This SHA-256 is for Mote-0.2.1-arm64-beta.dmg provided on this site. In Terminal, type shasum -a 256, enter a space, drag the downloaded DMG into Terminal, and press Return. Compare the output with:

3387e230ece11e108b2d331e63af45a662cf50f3669356e6af0c9a09c1199e71

A matching checksum can help detect transfer errors; by itself it does not establish that the source is trustworthy.