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<h1>Running the <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> client on Mac OS X</h1>
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<b>Note that these are the installation instructions for running a Tor client on
Mac OS X. If you want to relay traffic for others to help the network
grow (please do), read the <a
href="<page docs/tor-doc-server>">Configuring a server</a> guide.</b>
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<h2><a class="anchor" href="#installing">Step One: Download and Install Tor</a></h2>
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The latest stable and experimental releases of Tor for Macintosh
OS X bundle <a href="<page index>">Tor</a>,
<a href="http://www.vidalia-project.net/">Vidalia</a> (a GUI for Tor),
and <a href="http://www.privoxy.org/">Privoxy</a> (a filtering web proxy)
into one package, pre-configured to work together.
<a href="<page download>">Download one from the download
page</a>.
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<p>Our Tor installer should make everything pretty simple. Below is a
screenshot of the setup page:
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src="../img/screenshot-osx-installer-splash.png"
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<p>When the installer is finished, you can start Vidalia by selecting its icon
from your Applications folder. A dark onion with a red X in your dock means
Tor is not currently running. You can start Tor by selecting Start from the
"Tor" menu at the top of your screen.
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<p>When Tor is running, Vidalia's dock icon will look like the following:
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