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Jerry2022

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Registered: 2022-04-06

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Installing Multwfn on Mac M1 Monterey 12.3

Hi,

I just got recommended by my friend to use this software to calculate ESP of a molecule, which helps me to have a more clear picture of its partial charge distribution. However, I have been using Mac and I noticed that you didn't publish the newest version for MacOS M1 chip. I know Mac has linux-like terminals and OS, so could you help me in installing this software to my Mac?

Thanks!

sobereva

Tian Lu (Multiwfn developer)

From: Beijing

Registered: 2017-09-11

Posts: 1,830

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Re: Installing Multwfn on Mac M1 Monterey 12.3

I am not a Mac user, so I cannot help you much about this point...

michaelp

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Registered: 2018-02-06

Posts: 21

Re: Installing Multwfn on Mac M1 Monterey 12.3

Hello,
I am both a Mac user and a MultiWFN user. In my opinion it is easiest, to run MultiWFN remotely on a linux machine. MultiWFN has great capabilities to produce gaussian cube files which can then be visualised by e.g. vmd on your Mac. All relevant data produced by MultiWFN can be written to files and then analysed on your Mac.

In principle you could try to run MultiWFN using wine or on a virtual machine. I have not tried wine, but a virtual machine would not work as the M1 has architecture that is not supported by MultiWFN. You could try to compile it on a virtual machine, but that would be quite an undertaking. I am quite sure, the remote machine option is the easiest way to use MultiWFN for you.

Kind regards,
Michael