Install Guild Wars on Mac

GWonMac installs like any other Mac app. You need an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer) with macOS 12 Monterey or later, plus your Guild Wars account. The game itself is downloaded from ArenaNet on first launch.

1. Download

Download the latest .dmg and open the disk image. You can also get every release, with checksums and build attestations, from the releases page on GitHub.

2. Move to Applications

Drag Guild Wars Reforged into the Applications folder shown in the disk image.

3. Open and play

Open Guild Wars Reforged from Applications. On first launch the launcher welcomes you and offers the optional Tools; you can turn them on later in Settings. The launcher then downloads the official client. Choose Play as soon as it is ready; the remaining game data downloads in the background while you play.

Sign in inside the game window with your Guild Wars account. Steam login works too. If you have been playing on mobile with Sign in with Apple or Google, link that account first: Accounts & mobile linking.

To play several accounts at once, choose Accounts in the launcher, then Add account. Each account opens its own game window and keeps its own sign-in.

Updating

Game data stays current on its own. When a new app version is ready, the launcher shows Launcher update ready; choose Restart and update. You can also check yourself in Updates in Settings.

If something goes wrong

Most first-launch questions are covered in Troubleshooting and Known issues. For everything else, ask on Discord, report a bug, or request a feature.