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Package Builder

Build macOS installer packages easily.

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Version 2 — $30 — Requires macOS 13 or Later

Your time is worth more than "DIY".

Build macOS installer packages in minutes.

Apple has left macOS installer package building to the realm of command line wizards, with little and unclear documentation, making it take hours to even understand how to build an installer correctly. — Package Builder makes it super easy to build installer packages by simplifying the process: Simply drag and drop your files, set a few settings, and click "Build". Done. Headache-free.

The internet is full of posts from people trying to create a macOS installer package correctly, which is a testament to how confusing and time consuming it can be. Your time is worth more.Package Builder makes it super easy to build installer packages by simplifying the process: Simply drag and drop your files, set a few settings, and click "Build". Done.

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Build Mac .pkg file

Create an Installer Package:

  1. Set your installer's name.
  2. Drag and drop the files you want installed.
  3. Specify where they should be installed into.
  4. Click Build. That's it!

For more customization, you can:

  • Change the background image
  • Add localized text to guide the user.
  • Set requirements for OS version, architecture, disk space
  • Add pre- or post-install scripts for advanced uses.

Create Mac Installers For…

…Applications, Fonts, Screensavers, Automator workflows, Shortcuts, Extensions, Device Component Plugins, Sounds, Preference Panes, Input Managers, Color Pickers, Desktop Pictures, and anything else.

Mac .pkg file install

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Set a custom background image for both light mode and dark mode interfaces.

Localized license agreements, read me, and conclusion content

Add custom text.

Localized license agreements, read me, and conclusion content

Customize the installer behavior with Installer JS scripting, and pre/post-install shell scripts. Figuring out exactly what command line arguments and environment variables there are to use is a cinch, because the built-in shell script editor conveniently lists them all with documentation.

Scripting

DMG Canvas Integration

One click: PKG in DMG, Code Signed and Notarized.

Just like Apple does, when shipping your .pkg file, you may want to place it in a disk image .dmg with a beautiful background and perhaps a license agreement as well. Package Builder integrates with DMG Canvas which is the perfect tool for building your disk image. With this integration, building your disk image in DMG Canvas will now automatically build your installer in Package Builder, and place the .pkg file into your disk image, code signed, notarized, and ready to go.

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DMG Canvas integration to build Mac .pkg installer file

Work Like a Pro

Package Builder's significance is in not requiring the command line to build an installer package, but of course you can absolutely automate it as part of your own build process using the pkgbuilder command-line tool, it's a trivial single call that Just Works.

By using the pkgbuilder tool, you can integrate building your pkg files into your normal build workflow, such as building an application in Xcode. Using the pkgbuilder tool is as simple as passing it the '.pkgbuilder' and the path to save your '.pkg' file to. That's it.

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