How can I get iMovie 9 on macOS?
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You can get it official, from Apple. No need to visit shady download sites... you just have to follow some confusing instructions.
- Read https://coolaj86.com/articles/imovie-9-on-macos/ for more details.
- Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9Vm529R5c to see the process in action.
The summary is this:
Open Terminal.app and then copy and paste each COMPLETE line from the script below. Each line has a comment above explaining what that line does.
# 1. Download the iMovie 9.0.9 update package ( https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1574 )
curl 'https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/041-98154-20191017-1fbef983-8d87-49af-83b1-edecc007ce2e/iMovie9.0.9Update.dmg' -o ~/Downloads/iMovie9.0.9Update.dmg
# 2. Mount the dmg
open ~/Downloads/iMovie9.0.9Update.dmg
# 3. Expand (unarchive) the pkg
pkgutil --expand /Volumes/iMovie\ 9.0.9/iMovie9.0.9Update.pkg ~/Downloads/iMovie/
# 4. Rename `Payload` to `Payload.zip`
mv ~/Downloads/iMovie/iMovie9.0.9Update.pkg/Payload ~/Downloads/iMovie/iMovie9.0.9Update.pkg/Payload.zip
# 5. Unpack `Payload.zip` (to `Payload 2`)
open ~/Downloads/iMovie/iMovie9.0.9Update.pkg/Payload.zip
# 6. Move `iMovie.app` to the `Applications` folder
mv ~/Downloads/iMovie/iMovie9.0.9Update.pkg/Payload\ 2/Applications/iMovie.app /Applications/iMovie\ 9.0.9.app
# Enjoy!
open /Applications/iMovie\ 9.0.9.app
If the download link doesn't work (the "curl" step), download it from the web page instead: