# Installing and updating PVS\-Studio on macOS

PVS\-Studio is distributed as a graphical installer, archive or via the Homebrew repository\. Using installation from a repository, you can get analyzer updates automatically\. The distribution kit includes the following files:

* pvs\-studio \- the kernel of the analyzer;
* pvs\-studio\-analyzer \- a utility for checking projects without integration;
* [plog\-converter](https://pvs-studio.com/en/docs/manual/0038/#plog-converter) \- a utility for converting the analyzer report to different formats;

You can install the analyzer using the following methods: 

## Installation from Homebrew

Installation:

```cpp
brew install viva64/pvs-studio/pvs-studio
```

Update:

```cpp
brew upgrade pvs-studio
```

## Manual installation

### Installer:

Run the _\.pkg_ file and follow the instructions of the installer:

![PVS-Studio_macOS_Package/image1.png](https://import.viva64.com/docx/blog/PVS-Studio_macOS_Package/image1.png)

### Archive

Unpack the archive and place the executables in the directory, available in PATH\.

```cpp
tar -xzf pvs-studio-VERSION.tgz
```

## Running the analyzer

After a successful analyzer installation on your computer, to check a project follow the instructions on this page: "[How to run PVS\-Studio on Linux and macOS](https://pvs-studio.com/en/docs/manual/0036/)"\.