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Posted by JB on 2024-08-09.
Hello all, had dt installed prior to the forking and welcomed Ansel due to the promise of simplicity and the approach to color theory which was responsible for my development and understanding for light - thx AP.
But… I’m on a Mac and when searching for solutions I get nothing:
- https://ansel.photos/en/doc/install/macos
https://community.ansel.photos/discussions-context/mac-os-interest-grouphttps://community.ansel.photos/view-persons-profile/laurent-perrautsince ’23
Today I’m in the process of choosing image editor and would like NOT to give in to the established image editors. Can anyone advise me (apart from installing WIN or Linux)?
In other words is below still the truth regarding Mac support?
“The philosophy of Ansel is : If it’s half working, then it’s fully gone.”
Or will you start official builds in the foreseeable future?
Thanks for listening.
~Jens
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Aurélien Pierre — 2024-08-13
Please have a look there : /archive/ansel-on-mac/
Translated from English by : ChatGPT, Claude. In case of conflict, inconsistency or error, the English version shall prevail.