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stem

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How to get the standard menu in Lazarus IDE?
« on: December 13, 2025, 12:50:55 pm »
Hi,

I have a Mac Mini M4 and I'm stuck with step 4:
https://wiki.freepascal.org/Installing_Lazarus_on_macOS#Installation

I have successfully downloaded the Lazarus zip file, unzipped it in the Downloads
folder and now I can start the IDE with running the file "lazarus" which has about 49 MB.

a) At first, the terminal opens and then the Lazarus IDE starts, but I'm missing the
normal menu bar of Lazarus (project, start, package etc.) - on top of the screen
is just the normal MacOS menu bar.

b) How can I install the Lazarus IDE? Or would it be okay to always start it within the
directory in the Downloads folder?

P.S. Yes, I'm quite a MacOS newbie and much more familiar with Windows and Linux.  :)

Thank you.

stem
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jwdietrich

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Re: How to get the standard menu in Lazarus IDE?
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2026, 11:27:20 pm »
Don't start the Unix executable "lazarus", but the app "lazarus.app". It calls the executable, but it also contains the necessary bundle resources to implement the full program.
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