First of all, make certain your Mac meets the minimum requirements:

  • Minimum OS – macOS El Capitan (x.11) Metal uniform*
  • CPU – Intel Core two Duo ii.4Ghz or better
  • RAM – At to the lowest degree 4Gb RAM
  • Hard Drive – At least 15Gb of free space with at to the lowest degree 1Gb additional infinite for custom content
  • Video – NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or better. Video RAM (VRAM) of 256 MB or better
  • Input – Keyboard and Mouse
  • Online Requirements: Internet Connection required for product activation

Yet, these are the recommended requirements which are more relevant when you kickoff calculation in Expansion Packs, Stuff Packs and Game Packs:

  • Minimum Bone -macOS El Capitan (10.11) Metal uniform*
  • CPU – Intel Core i5 or meliorate
  • RAM – 8Gb RAM
  • Hard Drive – 18Gb Hard Drive space
  • Video – NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
  • Input – Keyboard and Mouse
  • Online Requirements: Internet Connectedness required for product activation

*If your Mac is a 2022 or earlier model information technology is non Metallic uniform. You lot volition demand to run the Legacy Edition of the game. YOU Practise NOT Need TO DOWNLOAD THE LEGACY EDITION IF YOUR MAC IS A 2022 MODEL OR Afterward.

You should also read the specific system requirements for each pack before purchasing as some packs have higher requirements than others. I go along an up to appointment listing of private pack requirements hither.

The only way to get The Sims four for Mac is to download it through Origin.  If you already take the PC version through Origin the Mac version will as well exist bachelor to you at no extra toll. If yous have bought the PC version on disc no trouble, just install Origin, enter your production code and the Mac version will be available to you to download (more detailed instructions tin can exist found here).

Installing Origin and The Sims 4:

  • Download and install Origin from here. If your Mac tells you it can't install it because it's from an unidentified developer follow these steps from Apple to bypass Gatekeeper.
  • Open Origin and log in with your EA username and password. If you would like to keep whatsoever game installers that you download (so you don't have to re-download them in the event of having to uninstall and reinstall your game), click on Origin > Preferences in the top menu bar and so click on Installs & Saves in the Origin window. Brand sure that Go along legacy game installers is turned on in the options.This is advisable considering the game installer for The Sims four is nearly 9Gb, that's a big download! Y'all tin can besides modify the file path if you desire to save it in a different location.origin-game-installers
  • Next find The Sims 4, pay for information technology and download it. Delight note that Origin Admission is not available for Mac users, you must buy the game outright. The trial version is also for Windows users just. Once purchased it should automatically install itself, if not you can click the Install button. The game will now always be in yourGames Library in Origin.
  • If you take bought the PC disc version y'all can register the product code on your Origin account. Delight follow the instructions here on how to practice and so.
  • If you are running macOS 10.15 Catalina or afterwards and are prompted to permit access for Origin and the Sims 4 during the installation process make sure you allow it. The game must take permission and access to certain folders to properly run and load your data, this includes your Documents folder.

Once installed you don't need to open Origin every time yous want to play the game. Merely double click The Sims 4 icon in your Applications folder. Origin volition automatically open to validate the game.

If you take been previously playing the game in Windows, and you desire to movement your saves over to your Mac installation, just copy and paste the Windows Sims iv Saves folder (Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims four > saves) into the Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 folder on your Mac. Practice the same with the Tray binder for all your Library items (houses, Sims etc.)