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inPACKAGE Studio · macOS

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inPACKAGE Studio turns applications, files, folders and scripts into .pkg installers through a seven-step workflow, using Apple’s own packaging tools.

Getting started

  1. Ingredients: drag files into the list, or choose Package → Add Ingredients… (⇧⌘A). Select an ingredient to set where it installs, its owner, group and permissions in the Inspector.
  2. Package Options: the package name, identifier, version, output folder and optional signing certificate.
  3. Installation Actions: scripts, folders to create, an app to open or a restart.
  4. Permissions & MDM: file permissions, and an optional starter PPPC profile.
  5. Package Preview: check the payload as a Finder-style tree.
  6. Installer Design (optional): turn on Custom Introduction to brand the Installer’s first page.
  7. Build: press BUILD PACKAGE (⌘B). The build log and checklist show progress, and the finished .pkg is written to your output folder.

File → Save (⌘S) keeps the project as an .inpackage file. In-app help: Help → inPACKAGE Studio Guide (⇧⌘/).

Common questions

Does inPACKAGE Studio install anything on my Mac?

No. It only builds .pkg files. Nothing is installed until you open the package yourself or deploy it.

How do I sign a package?

Install a Developer ID Installer (or Mac Installer Distribution) certificate in your login keychain, then choose it in Package Options. Without one, the package is built unsigned.

Can a package grant Full Disk Access or other privacy permissions?

No. Installers run as root, but macOS privacy permissions need an MDM profile or the user’s approval. inPACKAGE Studio can write a starter PPPC profile for your MDM; it is unsigned and needs checking before use.

A project says a file is missing

Projects remember where each file was. If you moved or renamed it, add it again.

The custom Finder icon disappeared from my package

Some upload and file-transfer systems strip custom icons. The package itself is unaffected.

I used PACKAGE Studio before

Open your old .package-studio.json project with File → Open Project…. Saving asks for a new .inpackage name and leaves the old file untouched.

Contact

For support with inPACKAGE Studio, use the contact options on the Inder Studio Contact page.

Please include your macOS version and Mac model, the inPACKAGE Studio version from About, the build log text if a build failed, and what you expected compared with what happened.