In the Apple macOS operating system, a package is a file system directory that is normally displayed to the user by the Finder as if it were a single...

The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system formerly named Mac OS X until 2011 and then OS X until 2016, began with the company's project...

open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple's operating system, macOS, as well as Linux. The...

macOS (previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix-based operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating...

is a list of Mac software – notable computer applications for current macOS operating systems. For software designed for the Classic Mac OS, see List of...

been incremented since the Mac OS X Public Beta in 2000. After sixteen distinct versions of macOS 10 ("Mac OS X"), macOS Big Sur was presented as version...

the kernel. Mac apps, installer packages, and kernel extensions that are signed with a Developer ID must be notarized by Apple to run on macOS Catalina....

Apple Inc. for macOS that come bundled by default or are installed through a system update. Many of the default programs found on macOS have counterparts...

for OS X apps. Part of OS X 10.7 and available as an update for OS X 10.6; Fink: A port of dpkg, it is one of the earliest package managers for macOS; Homebrew:...

macOS Sierra (version 10.12) is the thirteenth major release of macOS (formerly known as OS X and Mac OS X), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating...

is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent open-source...

application or library Package (macOS), a directory hierarchy normally treated as a single object in the Finder in macOS Package (UML) in the context of...

In NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, and their lineal descendants macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, and in GNUstep, a bundle is a file directory with...

compared to its competitors. The current Mac operating system is macOS, originally named Mac OS X until 2012 and then OS X until 2016. It was developed between...

Mac OS X Jaguar (version 10.2) is the third major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It superseded Mac OS X 10.1 and preceded...

project is an effort to port and package open-source Unix programs to macOS. Fink uses dpkg and APT (Debian's package management system), as well as its...

Mac OS X Server is a series of discontinued Unix-like server operating systems developed by Apple Inc., based on macOS. It provided server functionality...

OS X Lion, also known as Mac OS X Lion, (version 10.7) is the eighth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers...

Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5) is the sixth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Leopard was...

MacPorts, formerly DarwinPorts, is a package manager for macOS and Darwin. It is an open-source software project that aims to simplify the installation...

supplied with macOS included a stock ticker, weather report, calculator, and notepad; while users could create or download their own. Before Mac OS X 10.7 Lion...

OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. OS X...

The Mac App Store (also known as the App Store) is a digital distribution platform for macOS apps, often referred to as Mac apps, created and maintained...

Environment, a compatibility layer that helped ease the transition to Mac OS X (now macOS). The Macintosh project started in late 1978 with Jef Raskin, who...

Apple's App Store contains more than 3.8 million iOS mobile apps. iOS is based on macOS. Like macOS, it includes components of the Mach microkernel and...

A package manager or package management system is a collection of software tools that automates the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and...

Gatekeeper is a security feature of the macOS operating system by Apple. It enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing...

binary packages for several platforms: Since at least 2014, Joyent has provided binary packages for SmartOS/illumos, macOS, and Enterprise Linux (CentOS/Oracle/Red...

Nix package management and deployment model advertises more reliable, reproducible, and portable packages. Nix has full support for Linux, macOS, and...

open-source operating system distributions, but also works on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and other operating systems. Several graphics formats are used and defined...