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# Download and build macOS Installers
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This document is centered around downloading and writing the macOS installer to a USB drive. If you're already familiar with how to do this, you can skip this section.
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* Note: A 32GB drive is recommended, later versions of Sonoma and Sequoia cannot fit installer and patches to a 16GB disk. 16GB drive may work for older versions.
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## Creating the installer
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With OpenCore Legacy Patcher, our new GUI includes a download menu for macOS installers. So to start off, you'll want to grab our app:
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* [OpenCore Legacy Patcher Release Apps](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases)
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Once downloaded, open the app and you should be greeted by the main menu.
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First, we'll want to select the "Create macOS Installer" button. This will present you with 2 options.
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For this example, we'll assume you'll need an installer. Select the "Download macOS installer" to get you a list of installers
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| Main menu | Installer creation menu |
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Available installers will be listed as follows, click to download the version you want.
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<div align="center">
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<img src="./images/OCLP-GUI-Installer-Download-Listed-Products.png" alt="ListedInstallers" width="400" />
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</div>
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Once the download is finished, you can proceed to write the installer onto a USB drive.
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* Note: The entire USB drive will be formatted
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| Select Downloaded Installer | Select disk to format |
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Now the patcher will start the installer flashing!
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| Flashing | Success Prompt | Finished Flashing |
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# Once finished, head to [Building and installing OpenCore](./BUILD.md)
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