[GNC] hardware requirements

[Jim DeLaHunt]

Hi Joe,

i agree with Sherlock, and let me elaborate the phrase "wrong DMG" a little.

Some Macbook Pros have intel CPUs. Some (including all of the more 
recent ones) have Apple Silicon CPUs (also known as "M1", "M4", or "ARM").

Which kind of CPU does your MacBook Pro have?  The answer lies under the 
Apple Menu, the "About this Mac" entry. A dialogue box pops up. If the 
line labelled "Chip" reads "Apple" something something, then your 
computer has an Apple Silicon CPU. If it reads "intel" something 
something, then your computer has an intel CPU.

On the main GnuCash web page, there are separate download links for 
"Apple macOS Apple Silicon" and "Apple macOS Intel". Be sure to choose 
the correct one for your computer.

Does this answer the question?

Best regards,
      —Jim DeLaHunt

On 2025-11-02 13:44, Sherlock wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> I suspect you may have downloaded the wrong DMG from:
>
> https://www.gnucash.org/
>
> Regards,
>
> Sherlock
>
> On 11/2/25 10:46 AM, joe garrahan via gnucash-user wrote:
>> Hello, I just dowlloaded the app onto my macbook pro running monteray 
>> v. 12.7.4.when i went to open it it said "Cannot open, not supportd 
>> on this mac".  tell me, what are the hardware requirements for the app.
>> thank you,
>> Joe