Macos Installation Guide

Supported versions

Warning

• Running Genymotion Desktop in a virtual machine (VirtualBox, VMWare, Parallels, Hyper-V or VirtualPC) or a server is not supported. For more details, please refer to Can I run Genymotion Desktop in a virtual machine? and Can I run Genymotion Desktop in a server?.
• Macs with Apple Silicon CPUs, such as the new Mac M1 series, are not supported yet. For more information, please refer to our FAQ.
• Genymotion Desktop has not been tested on macOS Monterey, but it has been reported to work with VirtualBox 6.1.30.

Genymotion Desktop has been tested on the following macOS versions:

• macOS 11 (Big Sur)
• macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
• macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
• macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)

Virtualbox

Tip

On macOS 12 (Monterey), you need to install VirtualBox 6.1.30. You can find the dmg installer at https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.30/VirtualBox-6.1.30-148432-OSX.dmg

Unlike Windows, we do not provide an installer with VirtualBox for macOS - it has to be installed beforehand:

1. Download VirtualBox 6.1.14 installer for Macos at https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.16/VirtualBox-6.1.16-140961-OSX.dmg
2. Install VirtualBox
3. Go to macOS System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, and then click the Allow button:
4. Reboot your Mac

Genymotion Desktop Installation Guide

1. Go to the Genymotion download page and download the macOS package.
2. Open the .dmg file.
3. Drag and drop Genymotion and Genymotion Shell to the Applications directory.