Open Terminal
Press ⌘ Space to open Spotlight, type Terminal, and press Return. Terminal ships with macOS — there is nothing to install to get it.
Or open it from Applications → Utilities → Terminal
Install Nova AI on your Mac
Three steps, about a minute. Copy the command, paste it into Terminal, press Return.
Run the installation
Copy the command, paste it into Terminal, and press Return. The installer downloads the signed, notarised app and moves it into your Applications folder.
curl -fsSL https://nova-ai-agent.com/install.sh | sh
Safe & secure
Readable command, signed & notarised app
Quick install
Ready in under a minute
Auto setup
Everything configured for you
Let it finish
Terminal prints its progress and hands the prompt back when it is done. That returned prompt is your signal it worked — then open Nova AI from Applications.
~ % Installing Nova AI…
→ Downloading Nova AI.app
→ Moving to /Applications
✓ Installation complete.
First launch: macOS confirms the developer once, then Nova AI asks only for the permissions a task needs