Installing Logix IDE¶

Logix needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and macOS 11 or newer.

Download and install¶

Download the latest logix-darwin-arm64-<date>.dmg from the releases page to your Downloads folder.
Open Terminal and run this command, with the file name you downloaded. Logix isn't signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, and this tells macOS to allow it:
```
xattr -c ~/Downloads/logix-darwin-arm64-<date>.dmg
```
Double-click the .dmg file and drag Logix IDE into the Applications folder.
Open Logix IDE from Applications.

The first start¶

On its first start, Logix downloads the FPGA tools it needs (Apio and its packages). This may take a few minutes and needs an internet connection; a banner at the top shows the progress, and the editor area says it's getting the FPGA tools ready. When the output area shows Ready., Logix opens a first project for the Alhambra II board, and you can start.

Later starts are quick and also work without internet.

Where Logix keeps its files¶

What	Where
Your projects (by default)	`~/Documents/Logix`
The FPGA tools and settings	`~/.logix` (about 3 GB)

You can choose another projects folder in Settings (Cmd+,).

Uninstalling¶

Drag Logix IDE from Applications to the Trash. To also remove the FPGA tools and settings, delete the ~/.logix folder. Your projects stay where they are.