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Installation

Morgue is a native macOS app delivered as a signed, notarized .dmg. Installing takes about a minute.

Requirements​

  • macOS on Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
  • A few hundred MB of free disk space for the app, plus room for your library (which grows with what you save).
  • A license key to unlock the app after install — see Activating your license.
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Morgue is distributed directly from morgueapp.com, not the Mac App Store. The build is code-signed and notarized by Apple, so macOS Gatekeeper recognizes it as from an identified developer.

1. Download the app​

  1. Go to morgueapp.com (or your purchase confirmation / account dashboard).
  2. Download the latest morgue_<version>_aarch64.dmg.

2. Install it​

  1. Open the downloaded .dmg — a window appears showing the Morgue app and a shortcut to your Applications folder.
  2. Drag the Morgue icon onto the Applications folder.
  3. Eject the disk image (drag it to the Trash / click the eject button in Finder).
tip

Always run Morgue from Applications, not from inside the mounted .dmg. Running it from the disk image can prevent updates from installing correctly.

3. Open Morgue for the first time​

  1. Open Applications and double-click Morgue.
  2. Because it's notarized, it should open straight away. If macOS ever shows a security prompt, right-click the app → Open, then confirm once — macOS remembers your choice after that.

The first time it launches, Morgue creates your local library folder and shows the license screen. Continue to Activating your license.

Where your data lives​

Morgue is local-first: your images, palettes, fonts, folders, tags, and boards all live in a folder on your Mac, backed by a local database. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

Keeping it up to date​

Morgue checks for updates and can install them with one click — you don't need to re-download the .dmg for future versions. See Updating Morgue.