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R 3.2.1 legacy binary for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.8 (Mountain Lion), signed package. Contains R 3.2.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.66 in 64-bit for Intel Macs. Contains R 3.2.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.66 in 64-bit for Intel Macs.
This can also be used on Windows to install just the DLL(s) from a binary package, e.g. To add 64-bit DLLs to a 32-bit install. INSTALL_opts an optional character vector of additional option(s) to be passed to R CMD INSTALL for a source package install.

NOTE: The [comments](http://rud.is/b/2015/10/20/installing-r-on-os-x/#comments) are a _must read_ for this. Some excellent additional advice and “gotchas” by some super-helpful readers.

I was in a conversation with an academic colleague (wicked smart dude) and the subject of installing R came up (NOTE: this will happen to you, too, if you ever have the misfortune to have a face-to-face convo with me ;-). They noted that getting up and running with R was not as seamless as one would like it to be and, to be honest, I have to agree, especially after typing the rest of this post out.

I recently had a similar experience helping folks who use Windows get R & RStudio up and running and that’s even more of a nightmare, especially if you do not have Administrator privileges (or, perhaps I just scare easily).

Prior to these experiences, I never really stopped to consider just how less friendly the installation process of R is when compared to Excel, Tableau or other apps one might use for data analysis and visualization. Hopefully this will becomre a top priority for the [R Consortium](https://www.r-consortium.org/).

Since this colleague uses OS X, I offered to put together instructions for how to get R & RStudio installed and finally had 5 minutes to crank out a blog post to help the broader community with the information.

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### Get R

– Go to

– Look in the `Applications` folder for the R application.
– Double-click it and you should see an R console window.
– If that did not work, try installing R again
– Once you’ve verified R is working, quit the app

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### Download RStudio

RStudio is an integrated development environment for R that will make your life and coding easier.

– Go to and download the RStudio version for Mac OS X. It’ll say something like `RStudio 0.99.486 – Mac OS X 10.6+ (64-bit)`. The direct URL for that verison (which was current at the time of this post) is
– Double-click that DMG file
– Drag the RStudio icon to the `Applications` folder.

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### Verify RStudio & R are working together

– Look in the `Applications` folder for the RStudio application.
– Double-click it and you should see an RStudio window with four panes.

From now on, just start RStudio when you want to work in R.

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### [Optional] Install XQuartz

Some functions in R require an “X11 Server” and/or libraries associated with an X11 server. Apple does not provide this software with OS X anymore so you have to do it on your own via a third-party application called [XQuartz]().

– Go to and download the top-most “quick download” disk image file. As of this post, that’s version 2.7.8 and this is the direct link
– Double click the downloaded disk image then double click on the `XQuartz.pkg` and follow the installation steps.

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### [Optional] Install Xcode Tools

Some R packages require compilation. That requires utilities not installed on OS X by default. You can wait to do the following until it’s needed, but since you’re already installing things…

– Get Xcode and install it like any “normal” Mac application
– When the intallation is done, open Xcode then close it just to verify it installed correctly
– Find and open the `Terminal` program in the `Utilities` folder under the `Applications` folder
– Paste the following into the Termainal window and hit enter/return (accept any dialog/prompt):

– Close the Terminal application

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### [Optional] Set yourself up for easier future compiled package installation

Some R packages need additional libraries to work and most aren’t on your system by default. There are a myriad of ways to get these libraries, and the way I obtain them is via the [`homebrew`](http://brew.sh/) utility. You can save yourself the trouble of installing `homebrew` later by doing the following now:

– Find and open the `Terminal` program in the `Utilities` folder under the `Applications` folder
– Paste the following into the Terminal window and hit enter/return:

– Read and accept the various prompts until it’s installed
– Close the Terminal application

You can now do `brew install xyz` in the future when a library is needed to support a package. Drop a note in the comments if you’d like this discussed more in a future blog post.

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### [Optional] [If you have an hour+ to kill] Install MacTeX

R has an academic history and there are many semi-advanced functions that are tied to something called [`latex`](https://www.latex-project.org/). Installing latex for OS X is not hard, just time (and bandwidth) consuming (it’s about the same size as a new OS X installer). If you delve into package creation or do more detailed output work in R, you’ll want to install MacTex sooner than later.

– Go to R Studio For Mac Os Unable To Locate Binary After Installation

### Fin

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If you have any changes/additions/etc drop a note in the comments. I may even stick this on github to make it easier to contribute in the future.