We currently have no plans to migrate the full ArcGIS for Desktop to the Mac OS. It does, however, run very well on Mac using Windows emulation software (e.g., Bootcamp). This is a high-performance environment, and many of our developers at Esri use the Mac environment as their platform.
If you do not have an Android phone or tablet, you can still build apps with App Inventor. App Inventor provides an Android emulator, which works just like an Android but appears on your computer screen. So you can test your apps on an emulator and still distribute the app to others, even through the Play Store. Some schools and after-school programs develop primarily on emulators and provide a few Androids for final testing.
To use the emulator, you will first need to first install some software on your computer (this is not required for the wifi solution). Follow the instructions below for your operating system, then come back to this page to move on to starting the emulator
Important: If you are updating a previous installation of the App Inventor software, see How to update the App Inventor Software. You can check whether your computer is running the latest version of the software by visiting the page App Inventor 2 Connection Test.
Using the emulator or the USB cable requires the use of a program named aiStarter. This program is the helper that permits the browser to communicate with the emulator or USB cable. The aiStarter program was installed when you installed the App Inventor Setup package. You do not need aiStarter if you are using only the wireless companion.
On a Mac, aiStarter will start automatically when you log in to your account and it will run invisibly in the background.
On Windows, there will be shortcuts to aiStarter from your Desktop, from the Start menu, from All Programs and from Startup Folder. If you want to use the emulator with App Inventor, you will need to manually launch aiStarter on your computer when you log in. You can start aiStarter this by clicking the icon on your desktop or using the entry in your start menu.
The aiStarter Icon on Windows
To launch aiStarter on Windows, double click on the icon (shown above). You'll know that you've successfully launched aiStarter when you see a window like the following:
On GNU/Linux, aiStarter will be in the folder /usr/google/appinventor/commands-for-Appinventor and you'll need to launch it manually. You can launch it from the command line with/usr/google/appinventor/commands-for-appinventor/aiStarter &
For Help with aiStarter, see Connection Help.
Step 3. Open an App Inventor project and connect it to the emulator
First, go to App Inventor and open a project (or create a new one -- use Project > Start New Project and give your project a name).
Then, from App Inventor's menu (on the App Inventor cloud-based software at ai2.appinventor.mit.edu), go to the Connect Menu and click the Emulator option.
You'll get a notice saying that the emulator is connecting. Starting the emulator can take a couple of minutes. You may see update screens like the following as the emulator starts up:
The emulator will initially appear with an empty black screen (#1). Wait until the emulator is ready, with a colored screen background (#2). Even after the background appears, you should wait until the emulated phone has finished preparing its SD card: there will be a notice at the top of the phone screen while the card is being prepared. When connected, the emulator will launch and show the app you have open in App Inventor.
#1 #2 #3 #4
Setup complete! You are now ready to build your first app!
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Download Free Explorer for ArcGIS for PC with our guide at BrowserCam. Esri. created Explorer for ArcGIS application for Google's Android in addition to iOS but the truth is you could also install Explorer for ArcGIS on PC or laptop. Ever thought how you can download Explorer for ArcGIS PC? Don't worry, we'll break it down for you into easy steps.
How to Install Explorer for ArcGIS for PC or MAC:
Download BlueStacks Android emulator for PC using download option made available inside this page.
If the download process ends click on the installer to get you started with the installation process.
Through the installation process click on 'Next' for the 1st two steps as you see the options on the display.
When you see 'Install' on the display, mouse click on it to get started with the final install process and then click 'Finish' right after it is finally done.
Begin BlueStacks app using the windows or MAC start menu or maybe desktop shortcut.
If it is the first time you installed BlueStacks program you should connect your Google account with emulator.
Well done! Now you can install Explorer for ArcGIS for PC with the BlueStacks App Player either by locating Explorer for ArcGIS application in google play store page or simply by using apk file.You have to install Explorer for ArcGIS for PC by visiting the google playstore page after you successfully installed BlueStacks Android emulator on your computer.
After you install the Android emulator, it's also possible to utilize the APK file in order to install Explorer for ArcGIS for PC either by clicking on apk or by launching it via BlueStacks software since most of your chosen Android games or apps are probably not accessible in google play store since they don't stick with Developer Program Policies. If are planning to go with Andy emulator for PC to free install Explorer for ArcGIS for Mac, you might still go through same process at anytime.