Installation

Plain is currently distributed as Plain 1.0 Beta for macOS. The beta is ad-hoc signed and not notarized.

Download

Download the latest build from GitHub Releases.

Use the .dmg for the easiest install, or the .zip if you prefer the raw .app bundle.

Each release includes SHA256SUMS.txt so you can verify downloaded artifacts:

shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt

macOS Security Warning

Plain is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. macOS may warn when opening a downloaded build.

If macOS blocks the app, choose Open Anyway in the warning dialog. You can also open System Settings > Privacy & Security, find the Plain warning near the bottom, and allow it there.

The app does not require an Apple Developer Program membership to build locally or distribute unsigned builds.

Run from Source

From the repository root:

make run

or directly:

swift run Plain

Build and Test

Run the Swift tests:

make test

Run Swift tests plus claim-policy tests:

make test-all

Package Locally

Build the app, ZIP, and DMG:

make package

For a faster local packaging smoke build:

make package-fast

For packaging with claim tests enabled:

make package-claims

Packaged builds include App Sandbox and network-client entitlements.