On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM David Olson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I downloaded LilyPond 2.24.4 ("stable") for MacOS Ventura, but there is no
> Installer.
>
> The documentation
> <
> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/learning/graphical-setup-under-macos
> >
>
> tells how to install Frescobaldi, but not the simple version I'm
> accustomed to using.
>
> is Frescobaldi now required?
> I don't see an installer anywhere on my desktop or in the Applications
> folder.
>
LilyPond is not an application, but a command-line program.
Older versions of LilyPond came as an application with a simple editor
(LilyPad). Changes in the Apple licensing procedures made continued
distribution of LilyPad impossible.
Frescobaldi is not required. You can use any text editor and a terminal
window to run lilypond (the excecutable command).
But Frescobaldi is the generally preferred way to use LilyPond on a Mac.
HTH,
Carl
