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Downloading and Installing Estuary Data Mapper (EDM)

Download Estuary Data Mapper
  • EDM Windows (64-bit) (573 MB) (zip)
  • EDM macOS-Intel (551 MB) (zip)
  • EDM macOS-ARM (546 MB) (zip)
  • EDM Linux (x86, 553 MB) (zip)
  • EDM source code (965 MB) (tgz)

Estuary Data Mapper needs to be installed in your computer's Home directory. This page provides detailed instructions on how to do this for Windows and macOS systems.

On this page:
  • Download and install instructions for Windows
  • Download and install instructions for macOS

Windows

  1. Right-click on the "EDM Windows" link and select the option to Save Link As.
  2. In the save dialog box:
    1. Rename the download file to EDM.zip.
    2. Navigate to your Windows home directory and click Save. On Windows 7 and above, the home directory is C:\Users\userid. Prior to Windows 7, the path may be C:\Documents and Settings\userid. 
  3. Extract the zip file contents to a directory in C:\Documents and Settings\userid. 
  4. Navigate to the extract directory and locate the EstuaryDataMapper.exe file. Double-click this file to run the Estuary Data Mapper application.

macOS

  1. Control-click on the "EDM_macOS" link and select the option to Save Link As.
  2. In the save dialog box:
    1. Rename the download file to "EDM.zip".
    2. Click on the Home icon in the sidebar to display your Home directory and click Save.
  3. Double-click on the zip file to extract its contents to a directory named "EDM."
  4. In the Applications\Utilities folder, locate the Terminal.app file. Double-click Terminal.app to open a Terminal window.
  5. In the Terminal window, enter the following commands to start EDM:

cd EDM
./EstuaryDataMapper

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Last updated on March 5, 2025
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