Dear Sirs, I download tikz.tds.zip http://mirrors.ctan.org/install/graphics/pgf/base/pgf.tds.zip from ctan and unzip it in /Applications/Context/context-osx-64/tex/texmf. Next I run mtxrun --generate context —make My test file contains: #### \setupcolors[state=start] \usemodule[tikz] \starttext \starttikzpicture [node distance=4cm, place/.style={circle,draw=blue!50,fill=blue!20,thick, inner sep=0pt,minimum size=6mm}] \node[place] (wat) {}; \node[place] (wag) [below=of wat] {}; \stoptikzpicture \stoptext #### The log is: open source > level 1, order 1, name 'cont-yes.mkiv' system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2020.02.17 19:36 MKIV beta fmt: 2020.3.9 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded open source > level 2, order 2, name '/Applications/Context/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 2, order 2, name '/Applications/Context/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv' system > files > jobname 'Recuperacao', input './Recuperacao', result 'Recuperacao' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 2, order 3, name './Recuperacao.tex' modules > 'tikz' is loaded open source > level 3, order 4, name '/Applications/Context/context-osx-64/tex/texmf/tex/context/third/pgf/frontendlayer/t-tikz.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / tikz open source > level 4, order 5, name 't-pgf.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgf open source > level 5, order 6, name 't-pgfcor.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfcor open source > level 6, order 7, name 't-pgfsys.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfsys open source > level 7, order 8, name 't-pgfrcs.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfrcs open source > level 8, order 9, name 't-pgfmod.tex' loading > ConTeXt User Module / pgfmodules system > module wrapping error in 'tikz' close source > level 8, order 9, name 't-pgfmod.tex' open source > level 8, order 10, name 'pgfutil-common.tex' open source > level 9, order 11, name 'pgfutil-common-lists.tex' close source > level 9, order 11, name 'pgfutil-common-lists.tex' close source > level 8, order 11, name 'pgfutil-common.tex' open source > level 8, order 12, name 'pgfutil-context.def' close source > level 8, order 12, name 'pgfutil-context.def' open source > level 8, order 13, name 'pgfrcs.code.tex' tex error > tex error on line 11 in file pgfrcs.code.tex: ! Package PGF Error: PGF requires etex in extended mode \pgfutil@packageerror #1#2#3->\errhelp {#3}\errmessage {Package #1 Error: #2} l.11 \pgfutil@packageerror{PGF}{PGF requires etex in extended mode}{} % <empty file> This error message was generated by an \errmessage command, so I can't give any explicit help. Pretend that you're Hercule Poirot: Examine all clues, and deduce the truth by order and method. Anybody has a clue how to fix this? Thanks to all.