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I can't install visual studio on my Mac. When I clicked on the download link from Microsoft's official website, it downloaded an exe file instead of a dmg file, which I can't open. What should I do?

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Gérard Oomens

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The Visual Studio forums are over here:

Visual Studio - Microsoft Q&A

If I download the file over here:

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio-mac/?sku=communitymac&rel=17

I get a VisualStudioForMacInstaller__a120f8f0a6634504bfff291399ea3404.dmg file.

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Dalan Weber

When you click download, it takes you to a page that says visual studio 2022 at the top with three download options: community, professional and enterprise. You don't click any of them. Instead, scroll down and you should see visual studio for mac with a free download button. That's what you want to use. Hope this helps!

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oh my word thank you. It's like they don't want me to find the Mac version lmao

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㋡ Just Smile

did any one download it through that link?

it gives you an exe file

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They have changed something. Try this link:

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio-mac/?sku=communitymac&rel=17

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This worked for me. Thanks

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super useful. they acts make it so hard it's ridic

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Thank you so much, this worked for me

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Last updated October 23, 2024 Views 11,459 Applies to:

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I can't install visual studio on my Mac. When I clicked on the download link from Microsoft's official website, it downloaded an exe file instead of a dmg file, which I can't open. What should I do?

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