Just read about this cool service over at Lifehacker. As a user of both Macs and PCs, I've always wished for a service like ninite that was available for the Mac.
Ninite in a nutshell:
You visit the website, check off all of the software (from a very long list) that you want to install and you download a custom installer. The installer is basically a script program that goes to each website, fetches the requested installers and silently installs them (without any of the crap add-ons). Very fast and very easy.
Getmacapps.com is essentially the same thing, though currently limited in the number of apps offered. It is different from ninite in that it generates a terminal command in the form of:
There's also a link to the shell script that it runs on your machine. The previous command links to:
As you can see, it downloads dmg/zip files directly from the source website, so you shouldn't have any issues with malware. And you would still be responsible for your own registration codes for the paid apps. (Included this so it doesn't get flagged for piracy/cracked software)
I'm sure that other apps will eventually be added, but you could take the shell script output and add your own apps and create your own custom installer.
Definitely going to bookmark this for later.
Ninite in a nutshell:
You visit the website, check off all of the software (from a very long list) that you want to install and you download a custom installer. The installer is basically a script program that goes to each website, fetches the requested installers and silently installs them (without any of the crap add-ons). Very fast and very easy.
Getmacapps.com is essentially the same thing, though currently limited in the number of apps offered. It is different from ninite in that it generates a terminal command in the form of:
Code:
curl -s http://getmacapps.com/raw/h2odi6yy9x | shThere's also a link to the shell script that it runs on your machine. The previous command links to:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
mkdir ~/getmacapps_temp
cd ~/getmacapps_temp
# Installing Chrome
curl -L -O "https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg"
hdiutil mount googlechrome.dmg
cp -R "/Volumes/Google Chrome/Google Chrome.app" /Applications
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/Google Chrome"
rm googlechrome.dmg
# Installing Handbrake
curl -L -o HandBrake.dmg "http://sourceforge.net/projects/handbrake/files/0.9.9/HandBrake-0.9.9-MacOSX.6_GUI_x86_64.dmg/download"
hdiutil mount HandBrake.dmg -mountpoint /Volumes/HandBrake
cp -R "/Volumes/HandBrake/HandBrake.app" /Applications
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/HandBrake"
rm HandBrake.dmg
# Installing VLC Player
curl -L -o vlc.dmg "http://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.0.6/macosx/vlc-2.0.6.dmg"
hdiutil mount vlc.dmg -mountpoint /Volumes/vlc
cp -R "/Volumes/vlc/VLC.app" /Applications
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/vlc"
rm vlc.dmg
# Installing Skype
curl -L -O "http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx.dmg"
hdiutil mount getskype-macosx.dmg
cp -R "/Volumes/Skype/Skype.app" /Applications
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/Skype"
rm getskype-macosx.dmg
# Installing Dropbox
curl -L -o Dropbox.dmg "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=mac"
hdiutil mount Dropbox.dmg
cp -R "/Volumes/Dropbox Installer/Dropbox.app" /Applications
hdiutil unmount "/Volumes/Dropbox Installer"
rm Dropbox.dmg
# Installing caffeine
curl -L -o Caffeine.zip "http://download.lightheadsw.com/download.php?software=caffeine"
unzip Caffeine.zip
mv Caffeine.app /Applications
rm Caffeine.zip
# Installing GitHub
curl -L -o mac_GitHub.zip "https://central.github.com/mac/latest"
unzip mac_GitHub.zip
mv GitHub.app /Applications
rm mac_GitHub.zip
# Installing flux
curl -L -O "https://justgetflux.com/mac/Flux.zip"
unzip Flux.zip
mv Flux.app /Applications
rm Flux.zip
# Installing Coconut Battery
curl -L -o coconutBattery.zip "http://www.coconut-flavour.com/downloads/coconutBattery_2.8.zip"
unzip coconutBattery.zip
mv "coconutBattery.app" /Applications
rm coconutBattery.zip
# Installing Notational Velocity
curl -L -O "http://notational.net/NotationalVelocity.zip"
unzip NotationalVelocity.zip
mv "Notational Velocity.app" /Applications
rm NotationalVelocity.zip
# Installing Skitch
curl -L -o Skitch.zip "http://evernote.com/download/get.php?file=SkitchMac"
unzip Skitch.zip
mv "Skitch.app" /Applications
rm Skitch.zipAs you can see, it downloads dmg/zip files directly from the source website, so you shouldn't have any issues with malware. And you would still be responsible for your own registration codes for the paid apps. (Included this so it doesn't get flagged for piracy/cracked software)
I'm sure that other apps will eventually be added, but you could take the shell script output and add your own apps and create your own custom installer.
Definitely going to bookmark this for later.