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import Card, { CardKind } from "@components/Card.svelte";
import CodeBlock from "@components/CodeBlock.svelte";
import Code from "@components/Code.astro";
import Tab from "./Tab.astro";
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<Tab fileNames={["VencordInstaller.MacOs.zip"]}>
<Tab fileNames={["VencordInstaller.MacOS.zip"]}>
<p slot="header">
Download the zip, unzip it and run <Code>VencordInstaller.app</Code>! It
should list all Discord installs on your System. Pick the one you would
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>.
</p>
</Card>
<Card slot="footer" kind={CardKind.Warning}>
<h3>Doesn't work?</h3>

<p>
If Nothing happens when you click <Code>Open Anyway</Code> you are probably
not using an Admin Account. Open the Terminal by pressing <Code
>⌘</Code
> + <Code>Space</Code> and search for
<Code>Terminal</Code> in ur Language and open it. We are assuming you
saved and
<Code>unzipped</Code> the <Code>VencordInstaller.MacOS.zip</Code>
in your <Code>Downloads</Code> folder. If you saved it somewhere else,
change the following path accordingly. Type <Code>cd Downloads</Code
>
into your terminal and press Enter that should change the directory to
the Folder where you unzipped the <Code
>VencordInstaller.MacOS.zip</Code
>. After that type
</p>
<CodeBlock
code={`xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine VencordInstaller.app`}
client:load
/>
<p>into your terminal and press Enter. After that type</p>
<CodeBlock code={`open VencordInstaller.app`} client:load />
</Card>
</Tab>

<style>
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