---
title: "Install the Collector on macOS"
source: OpenTelemetry Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io
licence: CC-BY-4.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: opentelemetry-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

macOS [releases][] are available for Intel and ARM systems. The releases are
packaged as gzipped tarballs (`.tar.gz`). To unpack them, run the following
commands:

{{< tabpane text=true >}} {{% tab Intel %}}

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fOL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v{{% param vers %}}/otelcol_{{% param vers %}}_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvf otelcol_{{% param vers %}}_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
```

{{% /tab %}} {{% tab ARM %}}

```sh
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fOL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v{{% param vers %}}/otelcol_{{% param vers %}}_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xvf otelcol_{{% param vers %}}_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
```

{{% /tab %}} {{< /tabpane >}}

Every Collector release includes an executable that you can unpack and run.

[releases]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases
