# MagerValp/AutoDMG

Create deployable system images from OS X installer

Repository: https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autodmg
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: pyobjc, python, autodmg, macos, deployment
Last push: 2020-12-30T09:22:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4730, "days_push": 2072, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1229, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:03.615910+00:00)

## What it is
AutoDMG is a macOS application that takes a macOS installer (10.10 or newer) and builds a never-booted system image suitable for deployment with asr-based imaging tools like Imagr, DeployStudio, LANrev, and Jamf Pro. It is written in Python with PyObjC and provides a GUI plus command-line usage for Mac administrators.

## Use cases
- create a deployable system image from a macOS installer
- build never-booted macOS images for imaging tools like DeployStudio or Jamf Pro
- prepare golden images for Mac fleet deployment
- automate macOS system image creation for enterprise MacAdmins
- update a base OS X image with the latest installer
- script macOS image building from the command line

## When to choose
- you are a Mac administrator deploying macOS with asr-based imaging tools such as Imagr, DeployStudio, LANrev, or Jamf Pro
- you need a clean, never-booted system image built directly from an official macOS installer
- you want a GUI with command-line automation for image creation on macOS 10.10+

## When to avoid
- you deploy Macs with modern workflows like MDM and DEP/Apple Configurator rather than imaging
- you need to build images of operating systems other than macOS
- you require actively developed software with recent releases and ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, developer-tools, cli
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: python
- tags: system-imaging, macadmin, asr, os-deployment, gui, devops, automation, macos

## Member repositories
- MagerValp/AutoDMG (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:03.615910+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:15:04.878554+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:03.615910+00:00, sha c12f6f7aa050)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.