Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 First-Time Mac OS User Guide

BlockchainFoundry
3 min readJun 28, 2018

For first-time use instructions, please see Using Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 for the First Time.

Download and run the most recent version of Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 which can be found here. Mac OS users are required to download the .dmg file.

After first running Blockmarket 3.0, your file will go to your downloads folder by default.

Click on the Blockmarket-3.0.dmg file in your downloads folder.

Installation file for Blockmarket 3.0 in Downloads folder

Clicking the file will open a window to install Blockmarket 3.0 into the Applications folder. Click and drag the Blockmarket icon into the Applications folder.

Installation Window

Open Blockmarket Desktop 3.0. You can find the Icon Blockmarket 3.0 installed in your applications folder.

Applications Folder

Clicking on the Blockmarket 3.0 icon will create a pop-up window that will ask if you are sure you want to open this application. Click ‘Open’.

Security pop-up

The Blockmarket 3.0 application will appear in your dock when it launches. You can save a shortcut to your dock by right clicking, select ‘Options’ and click ‘Keep in Dock’.

Blockmarket 3.0 application in your Dock

When you open Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 for the first time, a welcome message will appear letting you know that it will take time to reindex your data. This is to remind you that because Blockmarket uses the Syscoin Blockchain, it will take a little bit of time for you to synchronize with the network. Click “Im ready!” to continue.

First Time Welcome Message

The loading screen will appear when you run Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 for the first time.

The Blockmarket Desktop 3.0 Loading screen appears when you open the application

You will be prompted to read and accept the “Terms Of Service”. Read through the “Terms of Service” and select “Agree” if you agree to the terms.

Agree to the Terms Of Service

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Blockmarket Desktop 3.0. You will now be brought to the “Home” screen of the application.

Home Page

Need help? Join the Syscoin Slack #help channel for troubleshooting support. If you aren’t on the Syscoin Slack yet, follow instructions at http://join.syscoin.org

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