Installing SVD on macOS
The macOS build is signed and notarized by Apple, so it should install without any security prompts. Here's the whole thing.
Download the DMG
Click Download for macOS on the site, or use the direct link at the bottom of this page. The file is about 209 MB.
SVD requires an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer). Intel Macs aren't supported.
Open it and drag SVD to Applications
Double-click the DMG. A window opens with the SVD icon and a shortcut to your Applications folder — drag one onto the other.
Then eject the DMG from Finder's sidebar. You can delete the .dmg file afterwards.
Open SVD
Open SVD from Applications or Launchpad. Because the app is notarized by Apple, macOS should let it run straight away.
If macOS blocks the first launch with a message about an unidentified developer, right-click (or Control-click) the app icon and choose Open, then confirm. You only need to do this once.
Add the Chrome extension (optional)
The desktop app works on its own — paste a URL and download. The extension just adds one-click detection while you browse.
It isn't on the Chrome Web Store, so it installs as an unpacked folder. The extension guide walks through it in seven steps.
🔐 Verify the download (optional)
To confirm the file is the exact one we built, compare the SHA-256 hash in Terminal:
shasum -a 256 SVD-2.10.0.dmg
Expected hash for SVD-2.10.0.dmg:
99745678c62ff79e2c34fd4c73524ebedabfb182a6d00b8ed859ac0cedb56b06
If it matches, the file arrived complete and untampered.