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Opening TradingBuddy the first time

It takes about 30 seconds. During the open beta your Mac or PC will show a one-time security prompt — here's exactly what to click, and why it's safe.

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Why the warning?

TradingBuddy is a new, independent app that isn't notarized by Apple / signed for Windows yet. New apps without a paid signing certificate always trigger this prompt — it's about who signed it, not whether anything's wrong.

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Same build, in the open

Every installer is built in public CI and published straight to our own servers — nothing hand-assembled. Code signing is on the way; this prompt goes away once we notarize.

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Your data stays local

The desktop app keeps your strategies and results in a local database on your machine. Prefer zero install? The web app needs no download at all.

  1. 1

    Open the .dmg → drag to Applications

    Double-click the downloaded .dmg and drag TradingBuddy into your Applications folder.

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    Double-click it → click "Done"

    macOS shows "TradingBuddy Not Opened." Click Done — not Move to Trash. (This first try is expected to be blocked.)

  3. 3

    System Settings → Privacy & Security

    Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down to the Security section, and click Open Anyway next to "TradingBuddy was blocked."

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    Confirm → authenticate

    Click Open Anyway on the confirmation, then approve with Touch ID or your password. That's it — it opens normally from now on.

Tip: on macOS 15 (Sequoia) the old right-click → Open shortcut no longer works — you must use System Settings as above.

Still unsure, or hit a snag?

Skip the install entirely and run TradingBuddy in your browser, or ask us in Discord — happy to help.