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# Setup Android Development with Eclipse on Mac
- URL: https://mfitzp.ghost.io/setup-android-development-with-eclipse-on-mac/
- Published: 2011-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-09T09:12:46.000Z
- Author: Martin Fitzpatrick
- Tags: Tutorials, MacOS, #Import 2024-03-14 08:20, #Import 2026-08-24 14:26

In this short tutorial we'll walk through the process of installing and setting up the tools necessary for Android development with Eclipse on Mac OS X (Lion)

Download Eclipse Classic for Mac from the [Eclipse download page](http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/?ref=mfitzp.ghost.io).

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**Eclipse Classic is recommended but those who know they need a different version can download that instead.*

Extract the .tar.gz file by, for example, locating it in Finder and double clicking on it. Drag the `eclipse` folder that was created to the `Applications` folder.

Download the Android SDK for Mac from the [Android SDK download page](http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html?ref=mfitzp.ghost.io).

Extract the .zip file and move the created `android-sdk-macosx` directory to somewhere you wish to keep it on your system (for example, `~/android-sdk-macosx`).

Include the Android tools in your path by adding the following to your `~/.bashrc` file, replacing `{user}` with your username or otherwise modifying the path to match where the SDK folder was moved.

```bash
export PATH=$PATH:/Users/{user}/android-sdk-macosx/tools:/Users/{user}/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools
```

Run Eclipse and go to the *Help* menu and *Install new software...*

Click the *Add...* button at the top right of the *Install* dialog, enter the following details and then click *OK*.

Name: `ADT Plugin` Location: `https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/`

Ensure the *ADT Plugin* is listed in the *Work with* drop-down and once the software list has been updated check the box next to *Developer Tools*. Click through, agree to the licenses as applicable and allow the items to install.

Restart Eclipse and you are ready to produce your Android apps.