RStudio

Posit Software, PBC · Free open-source desktop IDE for R and Python, with a source editor, console, debugging, plots, projects and scientific-document tools.

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30-day installs744#215 in App

1-year installs12.9KLast 365 days

Latest version2026.09.0Jan 1, 1 · Jan 1, 1

Download size1.1GBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceMonthly0 releases in 30 days

System and architecture

System requirements: >= 12

Platform availability

macOS 27 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 27 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 26 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 26 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 15 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 15 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 14 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 14 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 13 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 13 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 12 · Intel · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12
macOS 12 · Apple chip · 2026.09.0,174 >= 12

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{
  "macos": {
    ">=": [
      "12"
    ]
  }
}

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: RStudio · rstudio
Download URL: download1.rstudio.org/electron/macos/RStudio-2026.09.0-174.dmg
SHA-256: 34f28a7bc5cc84da…
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/r/rstudio.rb
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/rstudio
Source code: github.com/rstudio/rstudio

Installation and removal contents

Uninstall uninstall

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{
  "uninstall": [
    {
      "quit": "com.rstudio.desktop"
    }
  ]
}

Install app
Source file: RStudio.app
Declared destination: /Applications/RStudio.app
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```
{
  "app": [
    "RStudio.app"
  ],
  "target": "/Applications/RStudio.app"
}
```

Remove user data zap

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{
  "zap": [
    {
      "trash": "~/.rstudio-desktop"
    }
  ]
}

Caveats

rstudio depends on R. The R Project provides official binaries:

  brew install --cask r-app

Alternatively, the Homebrew-compiled version of R omits the GUI app:

  brew install r