# munki/munki

Managed software installation for macOS —

Repository: https://github.com/munki/munki
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/munki
Homepage: https://www.munki.org/munki/
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:56:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4366, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 20.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- 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 3456, forks 371 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.482904+00:00)

## What it is
Munki is an open-source set of tools for managed software installation on macOS, pairing a webserver-based package repository with client-side agents to automate installs and removals. Originally created by Walt Disney Animation Studios, it is widely used by organizations to manage software on tens of thousands of Macs.

## Use cases
- deploy software to managed macs
- automate macos software installs across a fleet
- manage apple software updates on macs
- remove unwanted applications from macos clients
- self-host a software repository for mac administration
- install drag-and-drop apps and apple packages remotely

## When to avoid
- you need full MDM features like device enrollment, encryption, or compliance policies
- your fleet is Windows or Linux only
- you want a turnkey hosted SaaS deployment tool with no server setup

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: deployment, package-manager, configuration-management, cli, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, self-hosted
- tags: macadmins, software-deployment, fleet-management, apple-silicon, pkg-installer, mdm-alternative, devops, automation, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- munki/munki (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.482904+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 2026-08-29T18:37:30.195642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/munki/munki (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.482904+00:00, sha b39abcd73cf2)
  - homepage: https://www.munki.org/munki/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:31:04.153710+00:00, sha 142632033671)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.