
mac-onboarding
Privacy-first macOS configuration bootstrapper
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- DevelopersDevOps EngineersSystem Administrators
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About mac-onboarding
This privacy-first bootstrapper allows you to export your macOS apps, shell configs, system settings, hotkeys, and app preferences from a source Mac and replay them on a fresh target Mac. It helps you manage your system configuration efficiently while maintaining privacy.
Product Insights
This free open-source tool streamlines macOS user onboarding and data migration for desktop and CLI environments. It enables the export and replay of system settings, shell configurations, and app preferences across hardware.
- Privacy-first architecture for managing sensitive system configurations.
- Comprehensive coverage of shell configs, system settings, and app preferences.
- Available as a free, open-source tool for both Desktop and CLI platforms.
- Simplifies complex data migration and code development setup tasks.
Ideal for: Developers, DevOps Engineers, and System Administrators can use this tool to automate macOS setup and maintain consistent environments across different machines.
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Reviews (2)
Average 4.5 out of 5
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Comments (1)
Setting up a fresh Mac still means hours reinstalling apps and tweaking shell configs. Exporting hotkeys, app prefs, and system settings from one machine and replaying on another — privacy-first and open source — is exactly what I needed.