You can remove MiKTeX completely from your system. If you use TeXshop, you have to set some preferences (see here, for details).Add the ~/bin directory to the environment variable PATH (see here, for details).This folder is usually not in the search path for executables, i.e., two additional steps might be necessary: Fixing PATH issuesĮxecutables like luatex have been installed in ~/bin. This will help you to keep your TeX installation as minimal as possible ( “Just enough TeX”). Please be aware that this starts a ~200MB download.Īlternatively, you can turn on the auto-install feature and let MiKTeX install missing packages on-the-fly. If you have just installed MiKTeX, then you have the option to upgrade your installation to a standard TeX system. If this is the case and if you expect that some of your users would like to work with MiKTeX, then you should install MiKTeX system-wide.Ĭlick one of the two buttons if you have made your decision. The second option makes sense if you are the administrator of a multi-user system. You probably want to choose the first option. Click the MiKTeX Console icon in Launchpad to start MiKTeX Console:ĭo you want to set up a private (for you only) TeX installation, or do you want to set up a shared (system-wide) TeX installation? Finishing the setupīefore you can use MiKTeX, you have to finish the setup. This will install the MiKTeX Console application and essential support files (executables, frameworks, configuration files). To install MiKTeX, simply drag the MiKTeX icon onto the Applications shortcut icon.

If you double click the disk image file, you will see a Finder window: MiKTeX for Mac is distributed as a disk image (.

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