# Help concerning: pd\_linux files **URL:** \ **Category:** Patching\ **Created:** [May 24, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/help-concerning-pd-linux-files/2814 "2018-05-24T11:20:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![callmesam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@callmesam](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/callmesam)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/help-concerning-pd-linux-files/2814/1 "2018-05-24T11:20:05Z")
There are a number of patches out there that have externals that use the extension"pd\_linux". Now whenever I try to open such a patch in Pure Data these externals don’t work. Is there a way to make these externals open on MacOS? ---
**Author:** ![thetechnobear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/thetechnobear/32/42_2.png) [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/help-concerning-pd-linux-files/2814/2 "2018-05-24T12:32:25Z")
.pd\_linux means they have been compiled for linux. you will need to find or build mac versions, these will have the extension .pd\_darwain ---
**Author:** ![callmesam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@callmesam](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/callmesam)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/help-concerning-pd-linux-files/2814/3 "2018-05-24T14:58:57Z")
Thanks for the info! ---
**Author:** ![shreeswifty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/shreeswifty/32/790_2.png) [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/help-concerning-pd-linux-files/2814/4 "2018-05-29T22:06:16Z")
pd\_linux could be 32 but or 64 bit as well pd\_darwin = mac0s x.dll = windows