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I have a silly question. Is it possible to sign and notarize an app for macOS without paying $99/year? I am writing an open source program and want to make it e
by beowulfey 6y ago
I have a silly question. Is it possible to sign and notarize an app for macOS without paying $99/year? I am writing an open source program and want to make it easy for people to install but I don’t think I can justify the cost for something probably no one will see. It’s pretty niche.
I’ve called Apple about it and I’ve searched the web, but I haven’t got a definitive enough answer to satisfy my uncertainty (although I strongly suspect it is the case). Admittedly it may just be a last tenuous thread of hope that keeps me searching.
- _qulr 6y ago> Is it possible to sign and notarize an app for macOS without paying $99/year? Almost certainly not. Apple does technically have fee waivers for eligible organizations — note the term organizations, not individuals — but the red tape required effectively (and ironically) puts this out of the reach for most individual open source developers: https://developer.apple.com/support/membership-fee-waiver/ https://developer.apple.com/support/membership-fee-waiver/
- beowulfey 6y agoAlright, that’s pretty much what I expected but glad to hear it definitively. Thank you!
- gradschool 6y ago> I have a silly question. I have a sillier answer. You could put it on github and invite any volunteer with an Apple developer account to fork it and cope with Apple on your behalf. You could also pledge to do it yourself if you raise $99 plus the cost of your time in sponsorship.
- haha_lul 6y ago> for something probably no one will see