Installation Help

Hi all,

I am having a bit of a time trying to download this onto my Macbook. I understand Mac is not "Ideal" for Solidworks but it is what I have. Here is the dilemma - I followed the directions to download the student edition of the software but the only file I can download with my student key is a .exe file and when I try to unzip or open the file the computer throws an error. Is there a work around for this or a different way to select an IOS download? Checking the software on my laptop I have Sonoma 14 which SHOULD be compatible with the SW '24 download. Any idea on how to fix this issue and actually download the software?

Thanks for any help you can give!

Dylan
Edu