# Can’t install anaconda on my m3 macbook air **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started\ **Created:** [May 19, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961 "2024-05-19T17:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasonsun91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/80bc00/32.png) [@jasonsun91](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/jasonsun91)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/1 "2024-05-19T17:40:26Z")
i’ve tried it so many times, but the installation always fails. hope there’s someone who can help. ![IMG_8500](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/original/2X/0/02f752924ad40b2b20774afa3c3603c9f60fb1a2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/user_avatar/forum.anaconda.com/steve/32/73_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/2 "2024-05-19T18:03:01Z")
Hi Jason, welcome to the community and I’m sorry to hear you’re having problems. I notice that you’re running the installer with a name that ends in `-x86_64.sh`. That installer is for older Intel-based Macs. Since you have a newer M3 Mac, you’ll need the installer that ends in `-arm64.sh`. You can find it listed on our website as “64-Bit (M1) Command Line Installer” on the download page. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/original/2X/0/073c3a1d8c8407e23edd76b603f04900f856124b.png) Let me know if the other installer resolves your problem. Thank you for raising this and we’re currently working on updating the download page to make it clearer which installer should be used for which Macs. ---
**Author:** ![jasonsun91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/80bc00/32.png) [@jasonsun91](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/jasonsun91)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/3 "2024-05-19T19:05:19Z")
aha, i see. thank you so much!!! ---
**Author:** ![jasonsun91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/80bc00/32.png) [@jasonsun91](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/jasonsun91)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/4 "2024-05-19T19:08:46Z")
the M1 command line installer works! thank you! ---
**Author:** ![lendoyebetina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0075a9/32.png) [@lendoyebetina](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/lendoyebetina)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/5 "2024-05-23T13:40:38Z")
Hello, i need your help please. I can’t install the anaconda on my MacBook Air 2015. The installation is still failing. Please help me ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/user_avatar/forum.anaconda.com/steve/32/73_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/6 "2024-05-23T20:50:57Z")
I’m sorry to hear you’re having issues. Can you provide a little more information about the error you’re getting when you install? Also, what’s the file name of the installer you’re using? Since you have a 2015 Mac, it’s likely Intel-powered, so you’ll need a different installer than the user above. ---
**Author:** ![sirinelahiani18.32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f5a800/32.png) [@sirinelahiani18.32](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/sirinelahiani18.32)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/7 "2024-05-26T19:52:30Z")
Hello I’ve been having the same problem on my Mac M3 I downloaded the one that ends in arm64.sh and it didn’t work ![Capture d’écran 2024-05-26 à 8.44.51 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/original/2X/8/84b1eea51274e2bb9c87c378fb6f4a9388cd9ed3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sabineantall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/00a5b5/32.png) [@sabineantall](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/sabineantall)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/8 "2024-07-03T23:00:02Z")
I am having the same issue. ---
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Valin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f5a800/32.png) [@Carlos\_Valin](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/Carlos_Valin)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/9 "2024-07-04T08:46:57Z")
Good Morning, Thank you so much for contacting us, please open your Terminal on the Mac menu and launch these commands: mkdir /Users/$USER/.config/ mkdir /Users/$USER/.config/fish/ touch /Users/$USER/ .bash\_profile .tcshrc .xonshrc .zshrc touch /Users/$USER/.config/fish/config.fish sudo chown -R $USER ~/.bash\_profile ~/.config/fish/config.fish ~/.tcshrc ~/.xonshrc ~/.zshrc Then proceed with the installation regardless of the output results. Then you should be able to install Anaconda after a reboot, please let us know if that worked for you. ---
**Author:** ![sulichkarolina](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/user_avatar/forum.anaconda.com/sulichkarolina/32/5373_2.png) [@sulichkarolina](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/sulichkarolina)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/can-t-install-anaconda-on-my-m3-macbook-air/72961/10 "2024-09-20T03:14:00Z")
Hi ! Did that work. I am thinking of buying Mac book air with M3 but I would like also to use anaconda…