Install Golang on Mac

Step 1 - Download Golang

Download the latest version of Go here.

Open the package file you downloaded and follow the prompts to install Go.

The package installs the Go distribution to /usr/local/go. The package should put the /usr/local/go/bin directory in your PATH environment variable. You may need to restart any open Terminal sessions for the change to take effect.

Step 2 - verify the installation

go version

if this ouputs the current version, the installation was successful.