<p>I built Bitcoin Core from source by following this guide: <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md</a></p>

<p>And got it running on the command line via: <code>./src/bitcoind</code></p>

<p>Screenshots from <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node</a> indicate that there is a GUI.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BzJKt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BzJKt.png" alt="Bitcoin GUI screenshot"></a></p>

<p>However, the guide does not mention (at the time of writing this) how to get the GUI running.</p>

<p>So where do I find it? How do I run it?</p>

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2019-08-24T07:08:43.983Z
The GUI binary is called `bitcoin-qt`, not `bitcoind`.
Pieter Wuille
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2019-08-24T11:09:44.473Z
@PieterWuille I don't see that binary alongside `bitcoind`. Any particular reason `bitcoin-qt` wouldn't get built along with everything else?
Joncom
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2019-08-24T15:50:37.253Z
For example because you don't have Qt5 development files installed.
Pieter Wuille
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2019-08-25T01:43:35.670Z
@PieterWuille I followed the official build guide (link in OP). What should I be doing differently to ensure "Qt5" files get installed?
Joncom
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2019-08-25T01:52:09.640Z
It does tell you to install qt using brew, so I suspect it should just work. Note that the qt binary will be in the src/qt/ subdirectory. If it's not there, I can't help you as I don't have Mac hardware.
Pieter Wuille
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2019-08-25T05:14:02.980Z
Yes, I did install the `qt` dependency with `brew`, as per the guide. I do see lots of files in the `src/qt/` folder, however no binary named `bitcoin-qt` there.
Joncom
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MacOS: How to run Bitcoin Core GUI after building from source?
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# MacOS: How to run Bitcoin Core GUI after building from source?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-23)

I built Bitcoin Core from source by following this guide: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-osx.md>

And got it running on the command line via: `./src/bitcoind`

Screenshots from <https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node> indicate that there is a GUI.

[![Bitcoin GUI screenshot](https://i.sstatic.net/BzJKt.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/BzJKt.png)

However, the guide does not mention (at the time of writing this) how to get the GUI running.

So where do I find it? How do I run it?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, mac

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The GUI binary is called `bitcoin-qt`, not `bitcoind`.  
> **username_0**: @PieterWuille I don't see that binary alongside `bitcoind`. Any particular reason `bitcoin-qt` wouldn't get built along with everything else?  
> **username_1**: For example because you don't have Qt5 development files installed.  
> **username_0**: @PieterWuille I followed the official build guide (link in OP). What should I be doing differently to ensure "Qt5" files get installed?  
> **username_1**: It does tell you to install qt using brew, so I suspect it should just work. Note that the qt binary will be in the src/qt/ subdirectory. If it's not there, I can't help you as I don't have Mac hardware.  
> **username_0**: Yes, I did install the `qt` dependency with `brew`, as per the guide. I do see lots of files in the `src/qt/` folder, however no binary named `bitcoin-qt` there.  

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