For applications there is no Windows style install process where things like the registry have to be updated, the os manages these associations itself. For thi

For applications there is no Windows style install process where things like the registry have to be updated, the os manages these associations itself. For things like kernel extensions yes there’s an installer, and some more invasive apps do that as well. But for a plain app there’s no _need_ for an installer. That doesn’t prohibit them of course.