Someone Finally Fixed Installing Apps on a Mac
The installation utility EasyDMG makes it so you never drag and drop an icon again.
By default, EasyDMG will automatically delete the DMG file for you, then open a Finder window revealing your new application in the Applications folder. You can double-click on it to open it from there.
EasyDMG doesn't run in the background—it doesn't have to. The application only launches when you open a DMG file, then politely closes itself after the installation is complete. The application doesn't have any telemetry, either; the only network request it makes is checking for updates.
There are a few things you can tweak in the settings, which you can open by launching EasyDMG directly.
First, you can stop EasyDMG from automatically deleting DMG files. Second, you can toggle whether the Finder opens after you install an application. You can also set EasyDMG to launch the app right after installing, which is potentially handy.
You can disable all warnings about apps from unidentified developers (you probably shouldn't do this). Also, if you don't like progress bars, you can disable the window and simply get a notification when installation is complete.
That’s not a long list of options, sure, but a streamlined application like this doesn't need many. You can configure it to work the way you want once, then never look at the settings again.
Originally published on Wired
