Build Instructions (macOS)

Follow the guidelines below for building Electron on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS >= 10.11.6
• Xcode >= 9.0.0
• node.js (external)
• Python 2.7 with support for TLS 1.2

Python

Please also ensure that your system and Python version support at least TLS 1.2. This depends on both your version of macOS and Python. For a quick test, run:

$ npx @electron/check-python-tls

If the script returns that your configuration is using an outdated security protocol, you can either update macOS to High Sierra or install a new version of Python 2.7.x. To upgrade Python, use Homebrew:

$ brew install python@2 && brew link python@2 --force

If you are using Python as provided by Homebrew, you also need to install the following Python modules:

• pyobjc

You can use pip to install it:

$ pip install pyobjc

macOS SDK

If you're developing Electron and don't plan to redistribute your custom Electron build, you may skip this section.

Official Electron builds are built with Xcode 9.4.1, and the macOS 10.13 SDK. Building with a newer SDK works too, but the releases currently use the 10.13 SDK.

Building Electron

See Build Instructions: GN.