> Can you distribute a native application on macOS without Apple's blessing? No, you can't Yes, you can. You have always been able to. > (not when Catalina wi

> Can you distribute a native application on macOS without Apple's blessing? No, you can't Yes, you can. You have always been able to. > (not when Catalina will be out anyway). Yes, you will be able to. I just downloaded a music tracker/MOD player from the Mesozoic (well, not quite) and it runs fine on Catalina Developer Preview 4. I can understand the confusion – I had the same concerns while watching this year's WWDC's Platforms State of the Union – but please do not spread FUD, or accept it as true without credible sources. Apple does require developers to update their old apps now and then, and that may not be convenient for some devs, but I feel it's overall good for users, and they don't force anyone to distribute via the App Store only or give Apple a % of their sales. In fact, a few companies have withdrawn their products from the Mac App Store, like Sketch and Coda and others.