Special note for Monterey 12.0.xIf MC crashes on start after updating a machine running MC to Monterey.It appears there is a privacy and security permissions issue change in Monterey (12.0.x) that is solved by re-installing MC after the Monterey update is done.
Go to the
Download Page for the stable build or the post at the top of this forum for the latest build.
Download and install it according to the instructions below.
Download and InstallPlease download the version that matches your license. MC29 is on the
Download Page. Older versions are in the
Old Versions topic on our wiki.
Double click on the .dmg file to unpack the disk image and show the install window.
Drag
Media Center 29 to the
Applications shortcut shown in the install window (see the enclosed image).
Close the installer window and eject the Media Center 29 installer disk image (control-click or right click on the installer image and do eject).
Run Media Center 29 from the Applications folder (from the finder menu, Go->Applications and double click on Media Center 29).
If you are asked for accessibility permissions you must accept that (it's how MC deals with retina displays).
If you are asked for screen recording permissions, you need to accept that for MC's user interface to operate properly, MC uses that permission to copy from part of it's window to another part of it's window. It's not used for anything else.
Once MC is running you can control-click or right click on the Media Center 29 icon on the Dock, choose "Options" and select "Keep in Dock".
Converting Data from a previous versionYou can back up your library from the File Menu in your older version and restore from the same menu in your new version. MC will convert the data and settings and use them. Your files won't be moved or altered.
MoreApple Support for Installing ApplicationsIf you're upgrading, you can leave your older version installed until you're happy with the new one, and then uninstall the old version.
LicensingThe easiest way to enter your license without removing old versions of MC is to copy and paste it from your registration email into MC either at the startup splash screen if asked for it there or via
Help->Registration Info when in the program. Using the .mjr with an old version installed may try to run the registration from the old version which is why we recommend the copy and paste method here.
MoreInstalling and Removing MC on a Mac