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# Build Instructions (macOS)
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Follow the guidelines below for building **Electron itself** on macOS, for the purposes of creating custom Electron binaries. For bundling and distributing your app code with the prebuilt Electron binaries, see the [application distribution][application-distribution] guide.
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[application-distribution]: ../tutorial/application-distribution.md
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## Prerequisites
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* macOS >= 11.6.0
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* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/). The exact version
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needed depends on what branch you are building, but the latest version of
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Xcode is generally a good bet for building `main`.
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* [node.js](https://nodejs.org) (external)
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* Python >= 3.7
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## Building Electron
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See [Build Instructions: GN](build-instructions-gn.md).
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