{"id":3270,"date":"2016-12-05T12:01:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3270"},"modified":"2020-05-24T17:47:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T21:47:33","slug":"installing-decoplanner-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=3270","title":{"rendered":"Install Decoplanner on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Installing Decoplanner on a Mac<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/decoplanner-logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3271 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/decoplanner-logo.gif\" alt=\"decoplanner-logo\" width=\"214\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a>Global Underwater Explorers&#8217; dive planning and decompression software, Decoplanner, is a great program and integral to GUE&#8217;s Cave and Tech classes. It is also of interest to many recreational divers as a planning tool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Decoplanner is available for purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gue.com\/store\/software\/decoplanner-314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from GUE here<\/a>. This software is included as part of the student materials packet for all GUE Cave- \u00a0and Tech- level classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However&#8230; Decoplanner software runs natively on PC\/windows only. Here are some methods that historically have worked for Mac users:<\/p>\n<h1>How to Install Decoplanner on Mac (most simple)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use freeware Wineskin to create a &#8220;bottle&#8221; in which a Windows program can run on Mac OS, without reboot and without a Windows license.<\/p>\n<p>Wineskin is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wineskin.urgesoftware.com\/tiki-index.php?page=Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tutorial 1<\/span>: Walkthru of an installation.\u00a0A huge thank you to Wet Rocks Diving&#8217;s students Andrew &amp; Tina Dow for this video.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5G5W0NZA8U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tutorial 2<\/span>: Archived discussion from the GUE Forum, with How-To, <a href=\"http:\/\/gue.com\/files\/GUE_forum_archive\/Deco_Planner\/Decoplanner_on_Mac_OSX_Tutorial_-_GUE_Forum.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1>**2020 Update**<\/h1>\n<p>For Catalina OS, you may want to consider using Crossover software (see below)<\/p>\n<h1>How to Install Decoplanner on Mac (alternatives)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Option 1: Parallels\n<ul>\n<li>Requires purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parallels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parallels software<\/a> and Windows license<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Option 2: Crossover\n<ul>\n<li>Requires purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codeweavers.com\/products\/crossover-mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crossover software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Option 3: Winebottler\n<ul>\n<li>Similar to Wineskin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot-951x1024.png\" alt=\"winebottlerscreenshot\" width=\"584\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot-951x1024.png 951w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot-768x827.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/winebottlerscreenshot.png 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">GUE does not provide installation\/tech support; this information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Installing Decoplanner on a Mac Global Underwater Explorers&#8217; dive planning and decompression software, Decoplanner, is a great program and integral to GUE&#8217;s Cave and Tech classes. 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