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How to Install Programs from DMG Files on Mac

By Hally | Last Updated

Usually, you can get a program and then install it on your Mac through App Store easily. However, App Store doesn't contain all applications in the market, which means that you may not find your wanted software in it. At that time, you can download the program from its official website or the third-party online platform. Then you may find that the download is a DMG file. Be confused about what's the dmg file and how to install the program from the DMG file on your Mac? Here's the answer for you.

What's the DMG file?

The DMG file is a kind of disk image file of macOS and mounted by macOS as it were a hard drive. It can contain application installers and is often used to distribute software over the Internet on Mac.

install programs from DMG files on Mac

Install Programs from DMG Files on Mac

Open the DMG File

You can open the DMG file by double clicks or Disk Image Mounter feature (from the sub-menu of Open With) in its right-click menu. Or you can use Attach feature of iSunshare BitLocker Genius to access the DMG file.

Tips: iSunshare BitLocker Genius also has the powerful BitLocker decryption feature which can make you unlock the BitLocker drive on your Mac easily.

use attach feature to open DMG files

Drag the Program to the Applications Folder

If there is an Applications folder shortcut in the opened DMG file, you can drag the program to the shortcut directly.

drag the program to Applications shortcut in DMG file

If you can't find the shortcut, you need to drag the program to the Applications folder in the Finder.

drag the program to the Applications folder

After dropping the program to the Applications folder, a small box written with copying items will be shown.

copy the program to the Applications folder

When the installation is finished, you can right click the DMG file and then choose Eject option to exit it. You can also delete the DMG file by moving it to trash.

 

 

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