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It will list the full macOS Big Sur (and later) installer pkgs available for download in Apple's software update catalogs.\n\nYou can then choose to download one of them.\n\n### Motivation\n\nYou may want to download the installer pkg instead of the installer application directly, because you want to re-deploy the installer application with a management system, such as Jamf. \n\nSince the Big Sur macOS installer application contains a single file larger than 8GB, normal packaging tools will fail. I have described the problem and some solutions in detail in [this blog post](https://scriptingosx.com/2020/11/deploying-the-big-sur-installer-application/).\n\n### Extras\n\n- Copy the download URL for a given installer pkg from the context menu.\n\n- Change the seed program in the Preferences window.\n\n### Questions\n\n#### Is this different than the fetch-installer-pkg script?\n\nNot really, other than it is a UI app and written in Swift and SwiftUI instead of a command line script written in python. I used this as a project to learn more about SwiftUI.\n\n#### Can this download older versions of the macOS installer application?\n\nNo. Apple only provides installer pkgs for Big Sur and later. Earlier versions of the Big Sur installer are removed regularly.\n\n#### Will you update this so it can download older versions?\n\nNo.\n\n#### How is this different than `softwareupdate` or `installinstallmacOS.py`\n\nAs far as I can tell, this downloads the same pkg as `softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer` and `installinstallmacOS.py`.\n\nThe difference is that the other tools then immediately perform the installation so that you get the installer application in the `/Applications` folder. This tool just downloads the pkg, so you can use it in your management system, archive the installer pkg, or manually run the installation.\n\n### Credit\n\nBoth [fetch-installer-pkg](https://github.com/scriptingosx/fetch-installer-pkg) and this application are based on [Greg Neagle's installinstallmacos.py](https://github.com/munki/macadmin-scripts/blob/main/installinstallmacos.py) script.\n","funding_links":[],"categories":["Swift"],"sub_categories":[],"project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fscriptingosx%2FDownloadFullInstaller","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fscriptingosx%2FDownloadFullInstaller","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fscriptingosx%2FDownloadFullInstaller/lists"}