# QGIS installing **URL:** \ **Category:** GIS\ **Tags:** help-needed, install-software\ **Created:** [11 June 2021 20:40 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89 "2021-06-11T20:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/mengistu/32/59_2.png) [@Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/Mengistu)\ **Post date:** [11 June 2021 20:40 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/1 "2021-06-11T20:40:52Z")
I download free, open-source software from [https://qgis.org](https://qgis.org/) like this [https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/osgeo/download/qgis/windows/QGIS-OSGeo4W-3.16.7-1-Setup-x86\_64.exe](https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/osgeo/download/qgis/windows/QGIS-OSGeo4W-3.16.7-1-Setup-x86_64.exe), it cannot installing QGIS. Any one who help me? ---
**Author:** ![EKOLE](https://community.verdantlearn.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f9ae1b/32.png) [@EKOLE](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/EKOLE)\ **Post date:** [12 June 2021 07:43 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/2 "2021-06-12T07:43:58Z")
Download the file and later continue with installation. It works well. Or better still visit the [qgis.org](http://qgis.org) platform, click on previous versions and select the 3.16.7 setup file for your computer’s capacity. Download then install. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanGatward](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/jonathangatward/32/40_2.png) [@JonathanGatward](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/JonathanGatward)\ **Post date:** [13 June 2021 12:48 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/3 "2021-06-13T12:48:12Z")
Make sure you download the correct version of the software for your computer device (eg.32bit or 64Bit version, Windows/Linux/IOS versions. ---
**Author:** ![LucyTallents](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/lucytallents/32/5_2.png) [@LucyTallents](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/LucyTallents)\ **Post date:** [24 June 2021 14:01 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/4 "2021-06-24T14:01:53Z")
5 posts were split to a new topic: [QGIS on my phone?](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-on-my-phone/702) ---
**Author:** ![Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/mengistu/32/59_2.png) [@Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/Mengistu)\ **Post date:** [14 June 2021 15:20 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/5 "2021-06-14T15:20:29Z")
Thank you! ,there is unknown problem with my computer for downloading and I installed the other version of QGIS 2.6.1 ---
**Author:** ![Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/mengistu/32/59_2.png) [@Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/Mengistu)\ **Post date:** [14 June 2021 15:22 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/6 "2021-06-14T15:22:24Z")
thank you! I will try it ---
**Author:** ![Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/mengistu/32/59_2.png) [@Mengistu](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/Mengistu)\ **Post date:** [14 June 2021 15:36 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/7 "2021-06-14T15:36:31Z")
Thank you! I tried to download the correct version of QGIS 3.1.6. 64 bits and windows 7. ---
**Author:** ![gino](https://community.verdantlearn.org/user_avatar/community.verdantlearn.org/gino/32/357_2.png) [@gino](https://community.verdantlearn.org/u/gino)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2021 22:29 UTC](https://community.verdantlearn.org/t/qgis-installing/89/10 "2021-06-16T22:29:34Z")
Hello, this might be a simple thing to solve but, I cannot instal the QGIS in my Mac with Big South… does anyone have the same problem? If you can help me I would be very appreciated.