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+# MacOS Release Build Instructions
+
+For the time being, we're building an Intel binary only. Universal builds to come later.
+
+- Install build tools: `brew install cmake gettext`
+- Install build dependencies: `brew install wxwidgets jpeg-turbo openssl`
+- Build release app:
+```
+   mkdir build
+   cd build
+   cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+   cmake --build .
+   cmake --install . --prefix .
+```