How to Install EDA on macOS

EDA is an open-source tool for creating circuit board designs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing EDA on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

A macOS device
A stable internet connection
A web browser
Terminal

Steps

Open up the terminal on your macOS device.

Install Homebrew, a package manager for macOS, by running the following command in the terminal:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Once Homebrew is installed, we can use it to install the dependencies required for EDA. Run the following commands in the terminal:
```
brew update
brew install mingw-w64
brew install gobject-introspection
brew install gtk+3
brew install libxml2
```
Now, you need to download the latest EDA release from the website https://eda.jortilles.com/en/jortilles-english/. Click on the "Download" button, and save the zipped file to your preferred location.
Extract the files from the downloaded zip file.
Open the terminal and navigate to the extracted directory using the cd command. For example, if the extracted directory is located in Downloads/eda-1.1.0, run the following command:
```
cd Downloads/eda-1.1.0
```
Run the following command to install EDA:
```
make install
```
Wait for the installation process to complete.
Once done, you can launch the EDA application by running the following command:
```
./eda
```

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EDA on your macOS device.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install EDA on your macOS device. By following these steps, you can start exploring the powerful features of EDA to design and create your own circuit boards.