[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":336},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-\u002Fdocs\u002Fmacos":3,"docs-nav":308},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":297,"extension":298,"meta":299,"navigation":300,"order":301,"path":302,"platform":303,"seo":304,"status":305,"stem":306,"__hash__":307},"docs\u002Fdocs\u002Fmacos.md","Olympiads on macOS",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":286},"minimark",[9,13,22,27,30,74,77,81,109,112,116,119,181,188,196,200,208,214,218,221,237,244,248,255,259,282],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"olympiads-on-macos",[14,15,16,17,21],"p",{},"Olympiads runs on ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"macOS 13 Ventura or later",", on Apple silicon and on Intel Macs. It is signed and notarized by Main Team Organisation GmbH, so it opens without any warning.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"which-mac-do-i-have","Which Mac do I have?",[14,28,29],{},"There are two builds because there are two kinds of Mac.",[31,32,33,41],"ol",{},[34,35,36,37,40],"li",{},"Click the Apple menu in the top-left corner and choose ",[18,38,39],{},"About This Mac",".",[34,42,43,44,47,48,51,52],{},"Look at the line labelled ",[18,45,46],{},"Chip"," or ",[18,49,50],{},"Processor",".\n",[53,54,55,65],"ul",{},[34,56,57,60,61,64],{},[18,58,59],{},"Apple M1, M2, M3, M4"," (or any \"Apple\" chip) → download the ",[18,62,63],{},"Apple silicon"," build.",[34,66,67,70,71,64],{},[18,68,69],{},"Intel Core i5, i7, i9"," (or any \"Intel\") → download the ",[18,72,73],{},"Intel",[14,75,76],{},"If you picked the wrong one, nothing breaks — the app simply refuses to open with a message. Download the other build and try again.",[23,78,80],{"id":79},"install","Install",[31,82,83,95,106],{},[34,84,85,86,90,91,94],{},"Open the downloaded disk image (",[87,88,89],"code",{},"Olympiads_\u003Cversion>_aarch64.dmg"," for Apple silicon, ",[87,92,93],{},"Olympiads_\u003Cversion>_x64.dmg"," for Intel).",[34,96,97,98,101,102,105],{},"Drag ",[18,99,100],{},"Olympiads"," onto the ",[18,103,104],{},"Applications"," folder shown next to it.",[34,107,108],{},"Eject the disk image and open Olympiads from Applications or Launchpad.",[14,110,111],{},"The first launch may take a few seconds while macOS checks the notarization ticket. That is normal and only happens once.",[23,113,115],{"id":114},"the-first-launch-permissions","The first launch: permissions",[14,117,118],{},"Before you can sign in, the app walks you through what it needs for a supervised exam. Each card explains why, and each one opens the right System Settings pane for you.",[120,121,122,138],"table",{},[123,124,125],"thead",{},[126,127,128,132,135],"tr",{},[129,130,131],"th",{},"Permission",[129,133,134],{},"Why",[129,136,137],{},"Where it lives",[139,140,141,155,168],"tbody",{},[126,142,143,149,152],{},[144,145,146],"td",{},[18,147,148],{},"Camera",[144,150,151],{},"Records you during the exam",[144,153,154],{},"System Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera",[126,156,157,162,165],{},[144,158,159],{},[18,160,161],{},"Screen Recording",[144,163,164],{},"Records your screen during the exam",[144,166,167],{},"System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording",[126,169,170,175,178],{},[144,171,172],{},[18,173,174],{},"Notifications",[144,176,177],{},"Tells you when an exam window opens",[144,179,180],{},"Optional — the app works without it",[14,182,183,184,187],{},"Screen Recording is the one that surprises people: macOS asks you to ",[18,185,186],{},"quit and reopen"," the app after you allow it. The card says so and offers to do it for you.",[189,190,193],"div",{"className":191},[192],"callout",[14,194,195],{},"Do this a day before your exam. On exam morning, opening the app should be the whole preparation.",[23,197,199],{"id":198},"updates","Updates",[14,201,202,203,207],{},"The app checks for a new version shortly after it opens and about every six hours after that. When one is ready it downloads it in the background and shows a quiet strip: ",[204,205,206],"em",{},"Update ready — install and reopen",". Nothing is installed until you press it, and the app will not update while an exam is open or a recording is still being sent.",[14,209,210,211,40],{},"You can also check by hand in ",[18,212,213],{},"About Olympiads",[23,215,217],{"id":216},"verify-a-download","Verify a download",[14,219,220],{},"Every file on the download page lists its SHA-256 checksum. To compare:",[222,223,228],"pre",{"className":224,"code":225,"language":226,"meta":227,"style":227},"language-sh shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark","shasum -a 256 ~\u002FDownloads\u002FOlympiads_*.dmg\n","sh","",[87,229,230],{"__ignoreMap":227},[231,232,235],"span",{"class":233,"line":234},"line",1,[231,236,225],{},[14,238,239,240,243],{},"The desktop packages also carry a minisign signature (",[87,241,242],{},".sig"," files next to the update archives). The app verifies these itself before it installs an update; you do not need to.",[23,245,247],{"id":246},"uninstall","Uninstall",[14,249,250,251,254],{},"Drag Olympiads from Applications to the Bin. 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Quit video-call apps and press ",[204,274,275],{},"Check again",[34,277,278,281],{},[18,279,280],{},"Screen Recording is allowed but the card says no."," Quit Olympiads completely (⌘Q) and reopen it; macOS only re-reads that permission at launch.",[283,284,285],"style",{},"html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}html.dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}",{"title":227,"searchDepth":287,"depth":288,"links":289},2,3,[290,291,292,293,294,295,296],{"id":25,"depth":287,"text":26},{"id":79,"depth":287,"text":80},{"id":114,"depth":287,"text":115},{"id":198,"depth":287,"text":199},{"id":216,"depth":287,"text":217},{"id":246,"depth":287,"text":247},{"id":257,"depth":287,"text":258},"Download, install and set up the desktop app on a Mac — Apple silicon or Intel — and what it asks for the first time it opens.","md",{},true,10,"\u002Fdocs\u002Fmacos","macos",{"title":5,"description":297},"available","docs\u002Fmacos","Wguc4dmJk53Zt6CRerwE_kSONsPhBdzKk8kPM-eozf4",[309,313,314,319,323,328,332],{"path":310,"title":311,"platform":312,"status":305},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fexam-day","Before exam day","all",{"path":302,"title":5,"platform":303,"status":305},{"path":315,"title":316,"platform":317,"status":318},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fwindows","Olympiads on Windows","windows","coming-soon",{"path":320,"title":321,"platform":322,"status":318},"\u002Fdocs\u002Flinux","Olympiads on Linux","linux",{"path":324,"title":325,"platform":326,"status":327},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fios","Olympiads on iPhone and iPad","ios","beta",{"path":329,"title":330,"platform":331,"status":327},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fandroid","Olympiads on Android","android",{"path":333,"title":334,"platform":335,"status":305},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fweb","Olympiads on the web","web",1788836869928]