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Dev tools · March 31, 2017

create-dmg

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

create-dmg launched on March 31, 2017 with 282 votes, #72 of 3,481 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

In plain words

create-dmg is a command-line tool for macOS developers that automates the creation of DMG installer files for Mac applications. Instead of manually designing and configuring DMG files through a lengthy process, developers can generate professional-looking installers in seconds. The tool is open source and eliminates the manual work typically involved in preparing app distributions for macOS.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

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.

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

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