MacForge Repo

The repository for MacForge, the macOS Plugin Manager.

Publishing a product:

• Ceate an Application, Tweak or Theme
• Fork this project
• Add your compiled and zipped plugin to the bundles folder repo/bundles
• Create a folder with the bundleID of you plugin in repo/documents
• Up to 6 preview imaages can be added to repo/documents/<your bundle ID>/previewImages in the format 01.png to 06.png
• An icon can be added at repo/documents/<your bundle ID>/icon.png
• Edit repo/packages.plist to include your submission
• If you would like to have you product featured message me @<>
• Submit a pull request

Creating a tweak

• Fork this project
• Open the Example project in templates/Example Plugin
• Add your code
• You can find header dumps of most Apple Applications HERE
• Build your code
• Open your plugin with MacForge to load it
• Test it!
• Publish it!

Selling a product

• Make something you want to sell
• Open a Paddle account
• Setup your bundle in Paddle
• Add your Paddle info to your listing in repo/packages.plist
• Publish it!

Updating packages.plist:

Every package uses this format:

Dict:
    key: bundleID
        Dict:
            key: apps <string>
            key: author <string>
            key: compat <string>
            key: contact <string>
            key: date <string>
            key: description <string>
            key: descriptionShort <string>
            key: donate <string>
            key: filename (required) <string>
            key: hasPreview <boolean>
            key: homepage <string>
            key: name (required) <string>
            key: package (required) <string>
            key: paddle <dict>
                key: apikey <string>
                key: productid <string>
                key: vendorid <string>
            key: payed <boolean>
            key: price <string>
            key: price
            key: size
            key: target
            key-array: targets
                Dict:
                    key: BundleIdentifier
            key: type <app, bundle, theme>
            key: version (required) <string>
            key: webpage <string>

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>org.w0lf.winBuddy</key>
	<dict>
		<key>apps</key>
		<string>System</string>
		<key>author</key>
		<string>Wolfgang Baird</string>
		<key>compat</key>
		<string>macOS 10.9+</string>
		<key>contact</key>
		<string>[email protected]</string>
		<key>date</key>
		<string>Dec 20, 2016</string>
		<key>description</key>
		<string>Removes window shadow, black border and more</string>
		<key>descriptionShort</key>
		<string></string>
		<key>donate</key>
		<string>https://www.paypal.me/w0lfspapa</string>
		<key>filename</key>
		<string>/bundles/winBuddy_0.2.7.zip</string>
		<key>homepage</key>
		<string></string>
		<key>name</key>
		<string>winBuddy</string>
		<key>package</key>
		<string>org.w0lf.winBuddy</string>
		<key>price</key>
		<string>Free</string>
		<key>size</key>
		<string>23087</string>
		<key>target</key>
		<string>null</string>
		<key>targets</key>
		<array>
			<dict>
				<key>BundleIdentifier</key>
				<string>*</string>
			</dict>
		</array>
		<key>version</key>
		<string>0.2.7</string>
		<key>webpage</key>
		<string></string>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>