Get started with Level for Mac

In order to manage your Mac computers you will first need to install the Mac agent. See our other guides for installing Level on Windows and Linux. The agent is a small service that runs in the background and checks in with your Level account.

Video Walkthrough

Installing a Mac agent

  1. On the devices pages click the Install Agent button to reveal the agent installation window.

  2. In the installation window, select macOS from the drop-down.

  3. Optional: Select a group where the agent will automatically be installed. Otherwise, the agent will be installed in the Ungrouped Devices group.

  4. Copy the command by clicking Copy command to clipboard

  5. On the target machine, run Terminal

  6. Paste the command into the terminal and the Level agent will be installed.

  7. On macOS devices with Apple Silicon, Level uses a service account to ensure that the device can be patched. You will be prompted for admin credentials after the Level installation is completed.
  8. After the installation is completed, a window will pop up, prompting you to allow Level to run.

  9. Once in System Preferences, go to Accessibility, Full Disk Access, and Screen Recording, and enable Level to run. You will need to enter admin credentials.

Storage Locations

  • /usr/local/bin/level

  • /var/lib/level

Supported macOS Versions

  • macOS 10.13+
  • Intel and M1/M3 hardware