No account. No analytics. No telemetry.
Your setup stays with you.
mac-setup has no service collecting your selections, identity or installation reports. Build your plan in your browser, then choose when to run it on your Mac.
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1 · Your browser
Choose & review
Your choices stay in this browser. The downloaded plan contains your selected item IDs and profile.
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2 · Your Mac
Confirm locally
The companion runs on your Mac. It shows real installation progress and keeps reports locally.
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3 · Software providers
Download & sign in
Selected software downloads from its providers. Sign-ins, purchases and connection permissions are yours to complete.
What your browser remembers
Your selection, profile, theme and Fluid/Calm preference are saved in this browser’s local storage. The local companion’s temporary session key stays in this tab’s session storage. None of these are analytics.
Use “Clear optional” to reset your selection, or clear this site’s browser data to remove saved choices and appearance preferences.
What stays on your Mac
The companion listens only on your Mac’s loopback address and protects private actions with a temporary session key. You review and confirm before it runs. Administrator prompts stay in Terminal.
Plans, selections, logs and reports are saved locally. An optional Git name and email are used for your local Git configuration; they are excluded from exported plans. Review reports before sharing them.
When there is a connection
The website’s host receives ordinary page requests and may keep its own access logs. App icons and fonts load with this site; there are no remote icon lookups, analytics scripts or tracking pixels.
Homebrew, Apple, GitHub and software providers receive requests when you download, install, sign in or follow their links. Those services have their own privacy policies.
You get the final say
Profiles are starting points. Every optional choice is editable, and required prerequisites are labelled. Paid apps are flagged; the installer does not buy them for you.
MCP connections become guided follow-ups. Selecting one does not grant permissions or connect an account. A dry-run preview shows the plan without installing apps or changing preferences.
Open source · MIT licence
Make it yours. Pass it on.
You can use, study, change and distribute mac-setup, including making your own version. Keep the copyright and MIT licence notice with copies or substantial portions of the software. The software is provided as is.
Created by BRITX on GitHub (opens in a new tab) · LinkedIn (opens in a new tab). A visible mention when you build on it would be appreciated.
App names and icons belong to their owners. Third-party assets retain their own licences and do not imply endorsement.
App icon credits
Application artwork belongs to its respective owners. Additional brand marks come from Dashboard Icons (opens in a new tab) under its Apache-2.0 collection licence (opens in a new tab). Brand artwork is used for identification and does not imply endorsement. You can inspect the icon sources (opens in a new tab).
A better setup, together.
Missing an app? Found something that needs attention? The links below open a suggestion or problem report with a few prompts to help you get started. You can review everything before posting on GitHub.