Installing Postgres.appĭownload ➜ Move to Applications folder ➜ Double Click Postgres.app can install minor updates automatically, so you get bugfixes as soon as possible. You never need to touch the command line to use it – but of course we do include all the necessary command line tools and header files for advanced users. Postgres.app has a beautiful user interface and a convenient menu bar item.
It includes everything you need to get started,Īnd we’ve even included the popular extension PostGIS for geo data. Postgres.app is a full-featured PostgreSQL installation packaged as a standard Mac app.