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MacForge MacForge is an open-source plugin manager for macOS. It lets you discover, install and manage plugins to improve the user experience of macOS without the need for manually cloning/building or copying files.
Installation ๐
- Download the latest release
- Unzip the download if your browser does not do so automatically
- Open MacForge and allow it to install helper tools
- Disable System Integrity Protection
- Disable Library Validation if needed
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist DisableLibraryValidation -bool true
- Start installing and using plugins
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Functionallity notes - Loading plugins into system applications requires that System Integrity Protection is disabled
- Loading plugins into some applications may require Library Validation is disabled
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plist DisableLibraryValidation -bool true
- Loading plugins into some applications may require the plugin must be signed and in the
/Library
directory - Some applications installed by MacForge may not require System Integrity Protection or Library Validation to be disabled to function
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System Requirements - MacForge supports macOS 10.13 and above
- For macOS 10.12 and below check out mySIMBL
- Bundles distributed through MacForge may have different application and system requirements
Wiki ๐
Features ๐ช
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Discover what's new
๐ - Browse an extensive and growing collection of Plugins, Application and Themes!
- Search for plugins (Name, Developer, ID)
- See new and recently updated tweaks
- Browse existing bundles
- Search through all existing bundles (by name, bundle ID)
- See what each repository has to offer
- Add or remove repositories
- It's easy to host your own repository on GitHub!
- Discover, download and update bundles
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Manage bundles
๐ฆ - Drag and drop plugins
.bundle
onto MacForge to automatically install them - MacForge can open files with the
.bundle
extension to automatically install them - Blacklist applications from loading plugins
- Quickly and easily manage plugins
- Delete plugins
- Show plugins in Finder
- Enable/Disable plugins
- Toggle plugins between single user and all users (User icon)
- Drag and drop plugins
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Stay up to date
๐ฒ - Check what installed bundles have updates
- Quickly update all bundles
- Have MacForge automatically update bundles
- Recieve notifications when MacForge detects updates
Developer ๐จโ๐ป
- Contributing Code
๐ค - Help wanted
๐ต - Submitting Issues
๐ - Creating a bundle
๐ - Publishing a bundle
๐ณ - Sharing a bundle
๐ - Selling a bundle
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Troubleshooting - Having problems? Submit an issue here: submit
Uninstalling โ
- Trashing
MacForge
will stop it from loading into applications