Publish or Perish on OS X

David Adams - Sat 6 Feb 2016 16:10 (updated Tue 27 Jun 2017 18:10)

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Publish or Perish is Microsoft Windows-based software. However, you can install and run the Publish or Perish software on an Intel-based OS X system with the aid of one of the following:

• Wine to provide Windows-like environment on OS X; or
• CrossOver Mac, a commercially supported version of Wine; or
• MacPorts, a gratis, repackaged version of Wine; or
• PlayOnMac, another gratis, repackaged version of Wine; or
• A virtual machine such as VirtualBox with a real Microsoft Windows system inside.

The Wine approach is typically cheaper (or even free) and is compatible enough with Microsoft Windows to run Publish or Perish without major problems. We have verified that Publish or Perish operates correctly with Wine 1.8 and later (as of September 2016).

On the other hand, the virtual machine approach provides an actual Microsoft Windows system, so everything works exactly as it would on a regular Windows system.

Tip: If you're technically savvy, then have a look at the Wine OS X wiki for more information about running Wine on OS X. Otherwise, we recommend that you use one of the solutions listed below.

License agreement

Publish or Perish is provided courtesy of Harzing.com. It is free for personal non-profit use; please refer to the End User License Agreement for the full licensing terms and conditions.

Support Publish or Perish

The development of the Publish or Perish software is a volunteering effort that has been ongoing since 2006. Download and use of Publish or Perish is and will remain free (gratis), but your support toward the costs of hosting, bandwidth, and software development are appreciated. Your support helps further development of Publish or Perish for new data sources and additional features.

Installing Publish or Perish on OS X

Once you have Wine or a Windows virtual machine installed, you can install Publish or Perish using its normal Windows installer according to the following procedure.

1. Download the Publish or Perish software installer from the Harzing.com web site:

Publish or Perish installer for Windows (832 KB)

Version: 5.28.5718 (23 May 2017)

2. Start the PoP5Setup.exe installer by double-clicking on the file that you just downloaded. The remaining steps should be straightforward.

Checking the Wine version

As stated earlier, Publish or Perish requires Wine version 1.8 or later for proper operation, in particular to support the display of Google Scholar CAPTCHA images.

You can check the Wine version on which Publish or Perish is running by using the Help > About Publish or Perish command from the Publish or Perish main menu. This command will show the Harzing's Publish or Perish dialog box that contains the Wine version number, among other information:

If necessary, use the table below to obtain an up to date version of Wine and be sure to follow the instructions if you are using MacPorts or PlayOnMac.

Wine and virtual machine solutions for OS X

Support Publish or Perish

The development of the Publish or Perish software is a volunteering effort that has been ongoing since 2006. Download and use of Publish or Perish is and will remain free (gratis), but your support toward the costs of hosting, bandwidth, and software development are appreciated. Your support helps further development of Publish or Perish for new data sources and additional features.