# Unable to install plugin on a mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started & Setup\ **Tags:** MAC, unreal-engine, Installation, Plugins, question\ **Created:** [August 26, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057 "2014-08-26T09:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/disabled_Titirez_5)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/1 "2014-08-26T09:45:19Z")
Hello, I found this video, where a gentleman very clearly explains how to add a custom plugin to your project (starting from 1:35): [https://www](https://www)…com/watch?v=zRURG4Zp0Zo#t=19 I did those exact steps, using those exact files (which you can download here: [Plugin - C++ - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?3505-Razer-Hydra-Plugin)), but on a mac, not a windows. response I get from editor is this: ![13733-screen+shot+2014-08-26+at+12.31.46.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/1/71161e35324230105a8b51c0aa9120961fc40af0.png) And then editor just closes. I really need to add a custom plugin, can somebody please help me ? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![ZeroEightSix](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ZeroEightSix](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ZeroEightSix)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/2 "2014-08-26T13:02:38Z")
download doesn’t include Mac version of plugin, I’m afraid. I took a quick look at its source code and it seems that building a Mac version should be possible, but you’d need access to Sixense SDK for Mac… I’ll try to contact author of plugin and offer my help with creating Mac build. ---
**Author:** ![disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/disabled_Titirez_5)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/3 "2014-08-26T16:54:50Z")
Thank you, but that’s not actual plugin I need. I used that tutorial, only to learn how to add new plugins. one that I actually need is this one: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... VaRest allows us to make http requests from blueprint. But I had same problem with VaRest: “Plugin ‘VaRest’ failed to load…”. And it’s a bit surprising to me that a plugin needs two separate versions for mac and windows (I didn’t knew that, sorry), because I once transferred an entire UE4 project from mac to windows and it worked without any change whatsoever. So I figured if a project works, of course module works. 😃 Thanks again for your reply. ---
**Author:** ![ZeroEightSix](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ZeroEightSix](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ZeroEightSix)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/4 "2014-08-26T17:24:20Z")
Plugins are written in C++, so they need to be compiled separately for Mac and Windows. Let me take a look at this VaRest plugin. If it doesn’t use any Windows specific code, it should not be hard to make a Mac version. I’ll get back to you when I know more. ---
**Author:** ![disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@disabled\_Titirez\_5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/disabled_Titirez_5)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2014, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/5 "2014-08-27T10:53:10Z")
Ok, I really appreciate you taking time to do this, and I’m sure other people will too, because ability to make http requests from blueprint is something big, I think. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e2cc112c1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e2cc112c1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e2cc112c1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/6 "2014-11-06T20:30:53Z")
Any update on this? VaRest would be extremely helpful to have for my Mac-based project, but I can’t find any documentation on recompiling for Mac. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_33800a51](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_33800a51](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_33800a51)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/7 "2014-11-07T20:09:57Z")
Hey shawmakesmusic, has not had time to look into that particular plugin yet, but I have reminded him. He or I will let you know if there’s any update. In meantime, contacting plugin’s author and requesting a Mac compile may yield results. Thanks for your patience! ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage\_Abdul](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Cabbage\_Abdul](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Cabbage_Abdul)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-install-plugin-on-a-mac/292057/8 "2021-08-04T09:49:13Z")
Any update on this process in general? Im finding many mac plugins come up with this error, even ones that claim to be accepted on iOS