Search TipsLaunching on Mac
To launch the application on Mac, do one of the following:
• Double-click the required icon on the Desktop.
• Open the Nuke application directory (/Applications/Nuke12.0v8/), and double-click the required icon.
• Using the terminal, navigate to the Nuke application directory(/Applications/Nuke12.0v8/Nuke12.0v8.app/Contents/MacOS/) and enter:
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --studio to launch Nuke Studio.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --nukex to launch NukeX.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 to launch Nuke.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --hiero to launch Hiero.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --player to launch HieroPlayer.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --nukeassist to launch Nuke Assist.
Note: Nuke Assist licenses are only available as part of the NukeX or Nuke Studio package, and cannot be purchased separately. For more information, see About Nuke Assist.
Tip: For more information on other terminal options, such as safe mode, see Command Line Operations.
If you already have a valid license, the graphical interface appears, and a command line window opens. If you don't have a license or haven't installed one yet, proceed to Licensing on Mac.
Nuke Analytics
In an effort to further improve quality and reliability, we ask you to allow us to collect usage statistics from the machines on which you license Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio, Hiero, and HieroPlayer. This usage information also assists our Support team to resolve issues more quickly.
Note: The port number used to communicate with Foundry is 443, the same one used for uploading crash reports.
The first time you start an application, and on every major release, a dialog displays asking for permission for us to collect this information. You can enable or disable collection at any time in the Preferences under Behaviors > Startup.
Note: This information is only collected for interactive sessions. Running applications in terminal mode or under render licenses does not upload data to Foundry.
The following list shows the information we'll collect, if you give us permission to do so:
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• Unique session ID |
• Anonymous user key |
• Application version string |
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• Application name |
• Session start time (GMT) |
• Session duration (in seconds) |
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• If the session exited cleanly |
• Peak memory usage |
• Model |
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• Operating system |
• System OS version |
• MAC address |
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• CPU Name |
• CPU Cores |
• GPU model name |
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• Amount of GPU RAM |
• OpenGL driver version |
• GPU driver version |
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• Amount of RAM |
• Memory speed |
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Nuke Non-commercial
If you want to try out or learn Nuke, you can run Nuke Non-commercial. This version allows you to explore most of Nuke’s features, but prevents the commercial use of the application. For more information, see About Nuke Non-commercial.
To launch the application on Mac, do one of the following:
• Double-click the NukeNC, NukeXNC, or Nuke StudioNC dock icon.
• Open the Nuke application directory and double-click the NukeNC, NukeXNC, or Nuke StudioNC icon.
• Using the terminal, navigate to the Nuke application directory and enter:
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --nc --studio to launch Nuke Studio.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --nc --nukex to launch NukeX.
• ./Nuke12.0v8 --nc to launch Nuke.
If you have already activated Nuke Non-commercial on the current device, the graphical interface appears, and a command line window opens. If you haven't activated the device yet, proceed to Licensing Nuke Non-commercial on Mac.