Mastodawn

#macOS devs, I need your attention for a minute.

Let's say there would be an open-source project/service that makes it easy to:

- Notarize your Mac apps
- Create & handle updates via Sparkle by hosting them
- Handle payments via Stripe and other payment providers
- Manage/validate licenses

How would you like to use this project/service?

Wouldn’t use because I'd rather do it all myself

16.4%

Self-host open source version

55.3%

Pay for hosted version

28.3%

Poll ended at Nov 27 at 1:54am.

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Lucas ✦Nov 27

I wrote a more detailed blog post about my vision for a modern alternative to distributing apps outside the Mac App Store.

Feedback & advice welcome.

https://lucas.love/blog/vision-macos-app-distribution

My Vision for macOS App Distribution

Introducing my vision for a modern alternative to distributing apps outside the Mac App Store and asking the developer community for advice & feedback.

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Lucas ✦Dec 4

Early WIP screenshots of #Amore. I demoed this today and successfully published the first Amore update using Amore.

You drag and drop your macOS app binary into Amore. Amore will take care of bundling, signing, and uploading. You just type in your release notes (optional) and select which options you want to publish your update. Amore will take care of the rest.

No app review, no nonsense.