sveinbjornt/Platypus
Create native macOS applications from command line scripts. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 27
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5638
- days_rel: 274
- days_push: 112
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3438 stars · 197 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Platypus is a macOS developer tool that wraps command line scripts (shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, PHP, etc.) into native Mac application bundles. It lets users create installers, droplets, status menu items, and other GUI apps from scripts with a few clicks.
Use cases
- turn a shell script into a mac app
- create a macos droplet from a python script
- share scripts with non-technical users
- build a macos installer from a script
- run a script with root privileges from a gui app
- make a status bar menu app from a script
- wrap a perl script as a native mac application
When to choose
- you want to distribute command line scripts as double-clickable macOS apps
- you need droplets, login items, or status menu apps built from scripts
- you want a native, lightweight app wrapper without writing Objective-C
When to avoid
- you need full GUI development or native macOS API bindings for scripting languages
- you target platforms other than macOS
- you need cross-platform app packaging
Facets
application · maturity stable
developer-tools gui cli deployment developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform cli script-wrapping app-bundler cocoa objective-c droplets shell-scripts automation macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus · fetched 2026-08-28 · cd374aa52d8b
- homepage: https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus · fetched 2026-08-29 · 108b650ec457
- site_page: https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus_documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 45a541fc921e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sveinbjornt/Platypus | main | 66 |
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