Delete your old installation (optional) rm -rf ~/.android-sdk-macosx/ Download adb Go folder download cd Download Unzip file unzip platform-tools-latest*. zip Create and move adb mkdir ~/.android-sdk-macosx mv platform-tools/ ~/.android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools Add platform your path echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/.android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools/' >> ~/.bash_profile Refresh your bash profile (restart terminal) source ~/.bash_profile Start adb devices adb devices