Acorn Installation Guide¶
Purchasing and Installing Acorn directly from Flying Meat¶
If you havenât already, you take advantage of Acornâs 14-day trial by downloading it directly from the Flying Meat website: https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/.
Find and click the download link and Acorn will be transferred to your Downloads folder. Once thatâs done, navigate to your downloads folder and find Acorn. If your browser didnât unzip the Acorn file for you, you will have a file named Acorn.zip - double-click on that and MacOS will unzip the file, revealing the Acorn app. Double-click on Acorn to launch it, and you will be asked if you want to move Acorn to your Applications folder.
After using Acorn and deciding that itâs right for you, you can purchase Acorn directly from the Flying Meat store: https://flyingmeat.com/store/. When the purchase is complete, you will receive a receipt with a link to auto-register Acorn. Click on the link that says âClick to register Acorn 8â, and Acorn will open up and automatically enter your registration information.
When your Acorn purchase is complete, an email with registration information will be sent to you. You should file this email away. If you ever need to enter your registration information, launch Acorn and choose the menu item. In the window that comes up, enter your registration information (copy and paste works best). If you ever misplace your registration, you can retrieve it from our website: http://www.flyingmeat.com/support/.
Purchasing Acorn from Apple via the Mac App Store¶
You may also purchase Acorn from Apple via the Mac App Store. To do so, open the App Store on your Mac and search for Acorn, or visit the following URL: https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/appstore/. To purchase, click the âBuy Appâ button in the App Store. You will then be presented with a button to âInstallâ. Click âInstallâ, and Acorn will be placed in your Applications folder.
When Acorn is purchased from the Mac App Store, it does not require a registration number. If you previously were running the trial version of Acorn, itâs best to remove it first. A search for âAcorn kind:appâ (without the quotes) will reveal trial versions of Acorn in the Finder. Deleting other versions of Acorn helps prevent the App Store from being confused.
Downloading Older Versions of Acorn From Our Website¶
Previous versions of Acorn are available via our legacy page: https://flyingmeat.com/legacy/
If you Previously Purchased Acorn on the Mac App Store and Need to Re-Install¶
Open the App Store application on your Mac. Log in to your App Store account if you arenât already logged in. Choose the (â0) menu item. The App Store will open a page where your previous purchases were made, and you can reinstall Acorn from there without being charged a second time.
If Acorn is not listed in your previous purchases, make sure you are logged into the account that purchased Acorn. You can change accounts using the Store menu item.