The trading platform can be installed and used on computers that run Mac OS using Wine. Wine is a free and open source software application that aims to allow applications designed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. One of the Wine versions is designed for Mac OS.
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Note that Wine is not a fully stable application. This means that some functions in the applications you start under it may work improperly or not work at all.
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To install the platform on Mac OS, we recommend that you use the open source software PlayOnMac. PlayOnMac is a Wine-based free software providing easy installation and use of Windows applications on Mac OS.
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PlayOnMac Installation
To install PlayOnMac, go to its official website, open the Downloads section and click the link to download the latest version.
Run the downloaded DMG package from the Downloads section of your system:
This opens the PlayOnMac first launch window. Upon clicking 'Next' the installer starts checking and installing various components required for operation.
The first required component is XQuartz. This is a software tool for using X Window System on Mac OS. X Window System provides standard tools and protocols for building a graphical user interface on UNIX-like OS.
If you have already installed XQuartz or want to install it later, select 'Don't install XQuartz for the moment' or 'I've downloaded file by myself', respectively.
XQuartz is installed in several stages. First of all, read the important information (Read Me) and accept the license terms.
Before the installation, Mac OS security system requests your account password:
Wait for the installation to complete. For the changes to take effect, restart your computer.
After system restart, launch PlayOnMac from the setup file in the Downloads folder. The first launch window will appear again. This time, the installer will offer to install MS Windows fonts required for proper operation.
Accept the license agreement terms and complete the installation. After that, PlayOnMac is ready for use:
Updating Wine
Wine v. 1.4 is installed together with PlayOnMac. The latest stable version is Wine 1.4.1. Wine 1.5.21 beta release containing many improvements is also available for download. However, it may be less stable. It is recommended to install the latest version of Wine.
To update Wine to the latest version, open the top menu of PlayOnMac and select 'Manage Wine Versions':
The window with Wine versions available for installation will open. Select the latest version (currently 1.5.21).
Move the latest Wine version to the right side of the window. The installation process starts after that.
After installation, the new version of Wine will appear in the left pane of PlayOnMac Wine versions manager. You can then close the window and install the trading platform.
Platform Installation
To install the platform, download its installer 'mt5setup.exe'. When the download completes, run the setup file. The file is automatically opened by PlayOnMac.
This will launch the standard installation process, go through all its stages:
After installation PlayOnMac prompts you to create shortcuts for the platform components, including the trading platform, MetaEditor and MetaTester:
Once the necessary shortcuts are created, you can start using the platform. Double click on it in PlayOnMac window to run the platform.
Known Issues
As mentioned above, Wine is not a completely stable application. Thus, some functions of the platform may work improperly. The following issues have been discovered:
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Except for the above problem, you can enjoy all the features of the trading platform on Mac OS.
Platform Data Directory
PlayOnMac creates a separate virtual logical drive with necessary environment for each installed program. The default path of the installed platform's data folder is as follows:
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cTrader for Mac
Do you trade or are interested in trying cTrader? Are you an Apple Mac user? Are you trying to find a cTrader desktop installation package for Mac OS? Unfortunately, there isn’t a native desktop version of cTrader for Mac OS. However, cTrader Web is not a bad solution, and you can effectively trade forex and CFDs on cTrader with the workarounds and hack mentioned in this article.
The Difference Between Desktop and Web Versions of cTrader
There is not much difference between cTrader for Web and cTrader for the desktop in terms of manual trading features. All of the same order types, indicators, objects, layouts, colour themes, colour customisation options are all the same. The main differences you will notice are:
- On cTrader Web, charts are locked so they can only move left and right, whereas on cTrader desktop they are unlocked so they can be moved up, down, left and right.
- cTrader Web has Heiken Ashi, and the desktop version does not.
- The desktop version of cTrader allows you to pop out charts into a new window; the web version does not.
- cTrader Copy is only available in the Web-based version of cTrader. The desktop version has a link that launches the cTrader Copy inside cTrader Web.
- cTrader Automate is not available in cTrader Web, to develop, test and run trading robots you need the desktop version of cTrader.
The above list contains the only noteworthy differences between the two versions that we could see. The only major game-changer listed above in our opinion, the absence of cTrader Automate for web users and therefore, Mac users. Read on to find out how you can get around this obstacle. If a desktop trading application is a dealbreaker for you, we recommend reading our article which explores different forex trading platforms for macOS.
Why isn’t there a Mac Version of cTrader?
You may be wondering why there isn’t a Mac version of cTrader, yet when the company and cTrader itself has been around for almost ten years, and Macs are only getting more and more popular.
The main reason in our opinion is the cost of implementing and supporting a dedicated Mac version of cTrader. It seems like the companies Mac user base is not extensive enough to justify the investment. Building a new product also means a loss of focus on features for its predominantly Windows-based userbase. Naturally, cTrader attracted a lot of Windows users. The attraction came from cTrader Automate (cAlgo) which is complemented by Visual Studio, the .Net framework and the vast community which follows it. Although last year Microsoft did announce Visual Studio for Mac, we have not had a chance to review this version of the incredibly popular development environment. Currently, we have no idea what it’s like developing indicators and robots for cTrader in Visual Studio for Mac.
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From our interpretation of Spotware’s answers to traders in their community and social network sites, we say, don’t get your hopes up. But there is a chance that the task may at least be a bit easier for the company as Visual Studio is now available for macOS.
How to use cTrader Automate on MacOS
Just because there isn’t a native version of cTrader Desktop for Mac doesn’t mean that you are entirely out of luck. There are two popular ways around this.
Mac Partition Software
There are some well-known software solutions for partitioning your Mac. Partitioning allows you to run both Mac OS and Windows on a single Apple machine, thereby enabling you to install cTrader Desktop on the Windows partition of your Apple computer. Some Mac partition solutions require you to restart when you switch from operating system instance. However, there are solutions like Parallels which allow you to switch from one operating system to another seamlessly.
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There is an abundance of Forex trading VPS providers on the market. Some brokers will even help you to get access to a VPS provider. Some brokers will offer a free forex VPS or a subsidised one from a preferred partner. From your Mac, you can connect to a Windows VPS. On this virtual server, you can install cTrader. Therefore you are now able to develop, test and run your cTrader Automate robots and indicators. You could even write the code for your robots and indicators on your Mac machine thanks to the recent release of Visual Studio for Mac.