LongQT-sea/macos-iso-builder
Generate bootable macOS installer ISO or DMG images directly from Apple servers via GitHub Actions - no Mac required. Mac OS X 10.7 - macOS 26 Tahoe observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 88
- Longevity 25
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 355
- days_rel: 0
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 70
Adoption not part of the score
2839 stars · 6205 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A shell script (mkmaciso) plus GitHub Actions workflows that download macOS installers directly from Apple's servers and build bootable ISO or DMG images without needing a Mac. It supports macOS versions from OS X Lion (10.7) through macOS Tahoe (26).
Use cases
- create a bootable macOS installer ISO for Proxmox or QEMU without owning a Mac
- build a macOS DMG to flash to USB with Rufus for installing macOS
- generate macOS installer images via GitHub Actions on hosted Mac runners
- make a recovery ISO for a macOS virtual machine in VMware or Hyper-V
- download the full macOS offline installer from Apple's servers on Linux or Windows
- convert a macOS DMG to VHD or VMDK for virtual machine use
When to choose
- you need macOS installation media but don't have access to a Mac
- you want to set up a macOS VM in Proxmox, QEMU, VMware, or Hyper-V
- you need offline installers or recovery images for a wide range of macOS versions
- you want to create bootable USB media for installing macOS on real hardware
When to avoid
- you need to build Hackintosh systems rather than just installer images
- you want a fully offline tool that doesn't rely on Apple's servers or GitHub Actions
- you need to modify or customize the macOS installer contents beyond standard images
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools workflow-automation file-system apple-ecosystem developer-tools cli cross-platform macos-installer iso-builder dmg github-actions virtualization bootable-media proxmox vmware qemu hackintosh command-line macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/LongQT-sea/macos-iso-builder · fetched 2026-10-21 · 318e8c3b4557
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| LongQT-sea/macos-iso-builder | main | 81 |
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