Time for action – setting up and activating Corona on Mac OS X
Let's begin by setting up Corona SDK on our desktop.
- If you haven't downloaded the SDK, please do so at: http://www.anscamobile.com/corona/. You will have to register as a user before you can access the SDK.
- The file extension for any Mac program should end in
.dmg, otherwise known as an Apple disk image. Once you've downloaded the disk image, double-click on the disk image file to mount it. The name should be similar toCoronaSDK.dmg.Once it is loaded, you should see the mounted disk image folder as shown in the following screenshot:
- Next, drag the
CoronaSDKfolder into theApplicationsfolder. This will copy the contents of the Corona folder into/Applications. You will be prompted to enter an administrator password if you are not the main administrator of the account. You will be able to see theCoronaSDKfolder in/Applicationsonce it has been successfully installed.For easy access to the folder's contents, create an alias by dragging the
CoronaSDKfolder to the Dock of your Mac desktop.
First time Corona SDK users will have to perform a quick and easy one-time authorization process before it canbe accessible.
- Launch the Corona Simulator in the SDK folder.
- Assuming this is your first time, you will be presented with an End-user License Agreement (EULA). Once you have accepted the agreement, enter the e-mail you used to register for Corona and password to activate the SDK. Otherwise, click Register to create an account.
Note
If you register with Corona as a trial user, there is no fee to develop on iOS and/or Android devices. Developers that would like to publish their applications on the App Store or Google Play need to purchase the Corona SDK subscription on the website in order to do so at: http://www.anscamobile.com/corona/.
- Upon successful login, you will get a confirmation dialog to show that the SDK is ready to use as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on the Continue button and you'll be presented with the Welcome to Corona screen as shown in the following screenshot:
What just happened?
Setting up Corona SDK on your Mac operating system is as simple as installing any other dedicated Mac program. After you have authorized the SDK on your machine and logged in with your e-mail and password it will be ready for use. From here on out, every time you launch Corona, it will automatically log in to your account. You will notice that you are greeted with a Corona SDK screen when this happens.