Installation on macOS

Installation on macOS

These instructions were written using macOS 11 Big Sur and are valid for all recent versions of macOS.

Download the latest version of the SEO Spider. The downloaded file will be named ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-19.0-aarch64.dmg, ScreamingFrogSEOSpider-19.0-x86_64.dmg or similar depending on version and machine architecture.

If you are not sure what version to download, see our FAQ on What version of the SEO Spider do I need for my Mac?.

The file will most likely download to your Downloads directory which can easily be accessed via Finder.

Installation

The downloaded file is a disk image containing the Screaming Frog SEO Spider application. Go to your Downloads folder in Finder, double click on the downloaded file and you will see the following screen.

Click on the Screaming Frog SEO Spider application icon on the left and drag it onto the Applications folder on the right. This copies the Screaming Frog SEO Spider application to your Applications folder, which is where most Applications live on macOS.

Now close this window by clicking the x in the top left. Go to Finder, look under the Devices section on the left, locate ScreamingFrogSEOSpider and click the eject icon next to it.

Uninstall

Apple have an excellent guide on uninstalling apps using the finder.

Open Finder from the dock, and click on the ‘Applications’ on the left-hand side.

Next, locate the ‘Screaming Frog SEO Spider’ and right-click and ‘Move to Bin’.

Alternatively, drag the application to the bin. To delete the app after moving it to the bin, choose ‘Finder > Empty Bin’.

Running the SEO Spider

The SEO Spider can be run one of two ways.

GUI

Go to your Applications folder using Finder, locate the Screaming Frog SEO Spider icon and double click it to launch.

Command Line

If you would like to run via the command line, please see our User Guide.

Troubleshooting

If you get a message like this when opening the .dmg please reboot your mac and try again.