How to download and install TeamViewer on Mac
TeamViewer for Mac comes from TeamViewer’s website, as the full client or as QuickSupport for getting help. Here is which one to take, how to install it and which permissions macOS needs before anyone can see or control your Mac.
TeamViewer
- macOS 13.5 or later
- One file for Apple Silicon and Intel
- Free for personal use
Or the installer straight from the developer’s server:
The links go to the developer’s website (teamviewer.com, download.teamviewer.com). MacWashing is not affiliated with the developer and keeps no installers.
Open Terminal (Applications › Utilities) and run:
brew install --cask teamviewerHomebrew downloads the app from the developer’s server, checks the file and puts the app in Applications.
No Homebrew yet? How to install Homebrew: one command from brew.sh.
Full client or QuickSupport
The full client, TeamViewer.dmg, does everything: you can connect to other computers and let others connect to yours. QuickSupport is a small app for the person who receives help: it runs without installation and only lets a helper connect in. If someone just needs to fix your Mac once, take QuickSupport from the same page.
The current TeamViewer installer needs macOS 13.5 or later and works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. TeamViewer is free for personal use only. Work use needs a paid license.
Download TeamViewer only from teamviewer.com, and never install it because a stranger on the phone tells you to: scammers use remote access apps to take over Macs.
How to install TeamViewer
- Open
TeamViewer.dmgin your Downloads folder.
- Double-click Install TeamViewer and click Open when macOS asks about an app downloaded from the internet.
- Click Continue, accept the license agreement and click Install.
- Enter your Mac password and click Install Software, then Close when the installer is done.
- Open TeamViewer from Applications: it shows a window listing the system access it needs.
A .pkg inside the disk image installs with administrator rights and adds background services, so take the file only from TeamViewer’s website.
What to set up after installing
Without these permissions, a helper sees a black screen or can’t click anything. Turn them on in System Settings › Privacy & Security. TeamViewer shows their state under Help › Check system access:
- Screen & System Audio Recording: turn on TeamViewer so the other side can see your screen.
- Accessibility: turn on TeamViewer so the other side can use the mouse and keyboard.
- Full Disk Access: needed for transferring files.
- The installer. Eject the TeamViewer disk and move
TeamViewer.dmgfrom Downloads to the Trash.
If TeamViewer won’t install or connect
- The installer refuses to run. Check your macOS version in About This Mac: the current installer needs macOS 13.5 or later.
- The other side sees a black screen. Turn on Screen & System Audio Recording for TeamViewer and restart TeamViewer.
- TeamViewer misbehaves after an update. Remove it completely, with its background services, and install it again: see how to uninstall TeamViewer on Mac.
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Questions and answers
Is TeamViewer for Mac free?
For personal use, yes: connecting your own devices or helping friends and family. Using it for work, in a company or for anything that earns money needs a paid license.
Is TeamViewer in the Mac App Store?
No. TeamViewer for Mac, both the full client and QuickSupport, comes from TeamViewer’s website.
Why does TeamViewer need so many permissions?
macOS lets no app see the screen, control the mouse or read your files without your consent. Each permission unlocks one of these for remote sessions.