One-click setup for your perfect macOS development environment
Features • Get Started • Usage • Contributing • Support
macOS Dev Starter is a powerful tool designed to streamline the process of setting up a new development environment on macOS. What started as a personal solution has evolved into a comprehensive tool that helps developers get their machines ready for coding in minutes instead of hours.
- 🔄 Always Up-to-date: All tools installed via Homebrew, ensuring latest stable versions
- 🎮 No Manual Setup: Automatic configuration of development environments
- ⚡ One-Click Install: Select your tools and get a single command to install everything
- 🔍 Smart Detection: Skips already installed apps
- 🛠️ Customizable: Choose exactly what you need
- 🔒 Safe & Secure: Uses only official sources and trusted package managers
Simply visit our website:
🌐 https://fspecii.github.io/macdevstarter/
No installation required! The tool runs directly in your browser.
- Visit macOS Dev Starter
- Select the tools you want to install
- Click "Generate Installation Script"
- Copy and paste the generated command in your terminal
- Let the magic happen! ✨
- Python
- Node.js
- Ruby
- PHP
- Go
- Java
- Visual Studio Code
- Sublime Text
- Git
- Docker
- Postman
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- ✅ All packages installed through official sources
- ✅ Uses Homebrew, the trusted package manager for macOS
- ✅ No bundled software or advertisements
- ✅ Open source and transparent
- macOS Catalina (10.15) or later
- Administrator privileges
- Internet connection
- Both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs supported
Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.
- Fork the Project
- Create your Feature Branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your Changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the Branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
If you find this project helpful, please consider:
- Giving it a ⭐️ on GitHub
- Following me on X/Twitter
- Sharing it with others
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Vali Neagu
- All the amazing developers who contribute to Homebrew
- The macOS development community
- Everyone who has contributed to this project