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@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Basic requirements are listed here.
 Check by opening the terminal and run `python -i`
 - And also the pip command if it didn't get installed with Python
 https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/
+- On macOS, ImageMagick needs to be installed. If using MacPorts, then use the ImageMagic7 port and then change the path to include the bin subdirectory as per the MacPorts’ note.
+- To use pdfunite on macOS, one can download Poppler (there is a port for it in MacPorts)
 
 Once these are installed, from within zine_maker folder run: