How to Install and Run Capitalism Lab on Mac Using Porting Kit

Porting Kit allows you to run Capitalism Lab on your Mac without the need for a virtual machine, simplifying the process and making it easy to switch between Capitalism Lab and other applications.

Capitalism Lab running full screen on a Mac desktop

Installation

Install Porting Kit

Download Porting Kit from https://www.portingkit.com/ and install it on your Mac. When asked if you want to install the optional component for GOG.com, skip it.

Important: If you have Porting Kit version 6 or earlier installed, please upgrade to Porting Kit version 7 to use it with Capitalism Lab.

Download Capitalism Lab

Download the game package for Mac from the links below:

Download Capitalism Lab version 11 for Mac
Download Capitalism Lab version 12 for Mac
For students of De La Salle University, please download from below for compatibility with your assignment challenge:

Download Capitalism Lab Version 11 for DLSU Students

Register a Capitalism Lab account

Click here to register a new Capitalism Lab account.

Run CapStart.exe

Find the downloaded “Capitalism Lab” folder (likely in your “Downloads” folder) and run “CapStart.exe.”

Finder window showing the CapLab folder with CapStart.exe selected

Create a new port

The following window will appear. Select “Create new port” and click “OK.”

Porting Kit's Select port dialog with Create new port chosen

Name the port

When asked for the port name, enter “Capitalism Lab.”

Custom port dialog with the port name typed as Capitalism Lab

Select the engine

The following window will appear, asking you to select the “Engine”.

Porting Kit Installation Advanced Settings with the Engine field set to WS12WineSikarugir10.0_3

Important: Please make sure that the selected engine is “WS12WineSikarugir10.0_3”, otherwise Capitalism Lab may not run properly.

If you encounter an error while installing Porting Kit, please refer to the troubleshooting guide at the link below:

Porting Kit Troubleshooting Guide

Log in to Capitalism Lab

The game will launch. Enter your Capitalism Lab username and password.

The Capitalism Lab Launcher window open on a Mac, asking for a username and password

Exit Capitalism Lab

The installation is not complete yet. Please quit Capitalism Lab by clicking the Exit icon in the bottom-right corner of the main menu.

The Capitalism Lab main menu, with an arrow pointing to the Exit icon in the bottom-right corner

Select CapStart.exe

The Porting Kit installer will ask you to select the game’s EXE file. Navigate to your “Downloads\Capitalism Lab” folder and choose “CapStart.exe,” then click “Open.”

The Select the EXE dialog with CapStart.exe selected, ready to click Open

Installation complete

You should see a message confirming successful installation.

Porting Kit summary screen reading The installation was successful

Running Capitalism Lab After Installation

Important: Do NOT launch Capitalism Lab from the Porting Kit menu, as it cannot locate the CapMain.exe file, which is the main executable for the game. This will result in an error message indicating that CapMain.exe is missing.

The Porting Kit library showing the Capitalism Lab custom port, with a note not to click Play

Launch the game from CapStart.exe

Instead, click the “CapStart.exe” file in the “Downloads/Capitalism Lab” folder whenever you want to run Capitalism Lab.

Finder open at the Capitalism Lab folder in Downloads with CapStart.exe selected

Choose the Capitalism Lab port

When you click “CapStart.exe,” a window will appear as shown below. Select “Capitalism Lab” and click [OK] for the game to run successfully.

Select port dialog listing Capitalism Lab, ready to click OK

Do not use the DirectDraw version

Please note that you must NOT select the “Use DirectDraw version” option in the Capitalism Lab launcher, as it will prevent the game from running on Mac.

The Capitalism Lab Launcher with the Use DirectDraw version checkbox left unticked