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p/create-dmgCreate a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds
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Sam Verschueren

create-dmg - Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds

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create-dmg is a command-line app that creates a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds. This process usually requires a lot of manual work and decisions.

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Sindre Sorhus
Maker
The other day I needed to distribute one of my macOS apps as a DMG, but all the existing solutions I could find either required a GUI or lots of config. I wanted something that just worked and that could easily be integrated into my build script. This tool intentionally has no options. It just generates a good-looking code signed DMG from your app. Now instead of spending time on a DMG, you can enjoy more time on Product Hunt! Just curious, would anyone be interested in a macOS GUI drag-n-drop kinda app for this?
Mike Coutermarsh
@sindresorhus I don't develop mac apps, but I'm guessing this is a very common problem that people google for and are willing to pay to solve. 😀
Joshua Pinter
@sindresorhus Love this. What would the benefit of a GUI for this be? More options? Like background color, etc.?
Csaba Kissi
@sindresorhus GUI would be great e.g. drag/drop to dock like ImageOptim uses or menu bar application.
Sindre Sorhus
Maker
@joshuapinter Even easier usage. Not having to use the command-line. Not having to have Node.js installed. Just drag-n-drop, like with ImageOptim.
André J
Missed this one. Q: how do you get so nice dropshadows in your gif anims? I use photoshop to do it but max 9 sec and limits on size or else it crashes. Thx
Sindre Sorhus
Maker
@eonpilot I first record the screen with QuickTime and then import the video into GIF Brewery where I export it with "Optimize GIF colors" using the "Ordered" algorithm. The other algorithms are not able to preserve the shadow. I have yet to find a way to preserve the white color though. You can see the background of the GIF in the readme on GitHub is not purely white like it was recorded. I also sometimes use Photoshop.
André J
@sindresorhus I will try your gifbrewery settings tip. If you use photoshop you will get correct white see my blog post on this: http://stylekit.org/blog/2016/01... But crashes if size or length is too great. 🖖
Christian Montoya
I use node-appdmg which is quite simple, only requires a few lines of config to get a sweet custom DMG installer. How is this better/different? And yes, I would love a macOS GUI for this.
Sindre Sorhus
Maker
@cm0nt0y4 `appdmg` is used under the hood. It's great at creating DMGs, but it actually requires more than a few lines of config. Closer to 30 lines, and you still have design your own background, which most developers do badly. I feel DMGs should be consistent and simple. That's why I made `create-dmg`. It takes out all the decision-making so you instead can focus on what matters.
Olivier deLamarzelle
Just WOW ! Thank you so much !!
Nate Smith
This is absolutely fantastic, thank you for creating it.
Jakub Juszczak
I love your simple and very focused tools!
Mehedi Hassan
Finally, this is so awesome! Built in code signing is gonna be really handy. Thanks a lot for building this!
Dre Durr💡
I love anything with the command line So Dope🚬🚬
Noah Kim
Create-DMG #bandnames
Farbod Saraf
Right on time. You saved my life:D Thanks!
Adam Simonides
Thank you so much for this! It's perfect.
Benjamin Jesuiter
This is one of the awesome developer tools by Sindre Sorhus! Great Idea, simple and clean execution working locally and on github actions. GREAT! <3