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Install Fireball Books on a Mac

For macOS 26 or later, on Apple silicon. Fireball Books is notarized by Apple and updates itself.

You need

  • macOS 26 or later.
  • A Mac with Apple silicon.
  • About 300 MB free.

Install the pre-release

Use the Pre-Release tab on Downloads.

  1. Download from Fireball

    Sign in with your Fireball account on Downloads and choose Pre-Release. Download FireballBooks.dmg.

  2. Drag it to Applications

    Open the disk image and drag Fireball Books onto the Applications folder in that window.

  3. Open it

    Open it from Applications (or Spotlight: ⌘ Space, then type its name). The first time, macOS checks it and asks if you're sure. Click Open.

The first time it opens

On first launch Books asks if you want to Run a Server. Say yes to host your own books on this Mac, or no to connect to a server you already have.

If something's off

macOS says it can't check the app for malicious software.
That only happens with a copy that didn't come from this page. Delete it and download again from here.
How do I update?
Fireball Books updates itself with Sparkle and installs updates when you quit it. To check now, use the app menu ▸ Check for Updates.
How do I remove it?
Quit it, then drag Fireball Books from Applications to the Trash.

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