otherAugust 16, 2026Issue #85

EasyDMG finally fixes installing apps on Mac

The macOS app installer has been a joke for years — you get a disk image, open it, and drag an icon into Applications like you're packing for a move. EasyDMG ends that. It opens a .dmg and installs the contained apps directly, no dragging required.

The tool is open source and built on a framework by the same author, so it can be extended. It uses the standard macOS installer APIs, meaning it plays nicely with Gatekeeper and SIP. It's a small thing, but the kind of thing that makes a Mac feel like it was designed for people.

Why this matters for us: the gente who run side businesses on Macs don't need another step between getting a tool and using it.

Drag and drop is for moving boxes, not installing apps.

wired.com

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