EV is currently available for Apple Silicon Macs. EV Desktop includes the command-line tool, so the app and CLI always use the same version.

## 1. Download EV

[Download the stable EV disk image](https://setup.fp.dev/ev/stable/ev-arm64.dmg), then open it and drag **EV** into your **Applications** folder.

:::caution
Move EV into Applications before opening it. The CLI points to the copy inside the app, so launching EV from the mounted disk image would leave a broken command after you eject it.
:::

Open EV from Applications. macOS may ask you to confirm the first launch.

## 2. Add the CLI to your shell

On first launch, EV installs a link to its bundled CLI at:

```text
~/.fiberplane/bin/ev
```

Add EV's bin directory to your shell `PATH`. macOS uses zsh by default, so add this line to `~/.zshrc`:

```sh
export PATH="$HOME/.fiberplane/bin:$PATH"
```

Then open a new terminal, or reload your current one:

```sh
source ~/.zshrc
```

EV repeats the installation check when it starts. Updating Desktop therefore updates the CLI behind the same command.

## 3. Verify the installation

Run:

```sh
ev --version
```

If your shell prints an EV version, you are ready to start a review.

## If the command is missing

Open EV and choose **Help → Install CLI…**. If EV finds a different or older command at the install path, the menu item reads **Update CLI…** instead. After it succeeds, make sure `~/.fiberplane/bin` is in your `PATH` and open a new terminal.

You can check what your shell resolves with:

```sh
command -v ev
```

The result should be `~/.fiberplane/bin/ev` (shown as a full path).

:::note
EV Desktop currently supports Apple Silicon Macs. A separate command-line-only installation is not part of the public install path yet.
:::

Continue with [Run your first review](/docs/getting-started/first-review/).