arduinoIDE won't install

[danielk23]

hi I'm using an iMac from 2008 running MacOS 10.11.6 .. when I download the IDE it installs then promptly quits, with no message. Is V.1.8.8 actually not compatible with this MacOS version?  thanks

[DrAzzy]

Nobody else has reported compatibility issues with 1.8.8 and MacOS, and I've seen a number of other people using MacOS with 1.8.8 - so this is some other issue.

I don't know how to debug that issue on mac, though.

[pert]

Yes, Arduino IDE 1.8.8 is incompatible anything older than macOS 10.12:
https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/8274
You can use Arduino IDE 1.8.7.

This bug has already been fixed but there has not been a release of the Arduino IDE since that time:
https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/pull/8281

If you really need something newer than Arduino IDE 1.8.7, you can use the hourly build of the Arduino IDE:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#hourly
but you should be aware that it is intended primarily for beta testing and may have bugs.

[danielk23]

thank you Pert!

[pert]

You're welcome. I'm glad if I was able to be of assistance. Enjoy!
Per