

Copy the path of the installed application.If you want to generate a PKG file for an application installed on your macOS machine then follow the steps below, SIGNED_APP.pkg: Refers to the final signed version of the app productsign -sign "Developer ID Installer: Apple Account Name (TEAM_ID)" ~/FOLDER/UNSIGNED_APP.pkg ~/OUTPUT_FOLDER/SIGNED_APP.pkgĮxtra Tip: Generating and Signing an Installed Application.OUTPUT_FOLDER: The name of the output folder.UNSIGNED_APP.pkg: The name of the the unsigned app/pkg file.FOLDER: Refers to the the folder where the unsigned app is copied/stored on disk.DEVELOPER ID INSTALLER: Apple Account Name (TEAM_ID): The name of your certificate as shown in Ke圜hain.Open a Terminal window and use the productSign command to sign the package file by substituting the following,.Once you have generated the certificate and installed it in your keychain, follow the steps below to sign the package generated at Step 2 or any pkg file.
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If you intend to use this certificate to Sign your in-house applications, please Notarize your software using the Learn how to submit your software for notrization link.

Follow the steps below to sign a PKG file. Hence a PKG file would have to be signed with a developer certificate to provide an identity. MacOS does not allow for applications from unidentified developers to be installed.
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Executing the command will ask you the password for your macOS device and once provided the PKG file will be generated in the output folder provided above.Command sudo productbuild -component /Application/APP_NAME.app /OUTPUT_FOLDER/CONVERTED_APP.pkg Example sudo productbuild -component /Applications/ ~/Desktop/Wordpress.pkg Open a Terminal window and execute the following command, where APP_NAME.app is the name of the app (you can use CMD + V if you have copied the path as per Step 1) and the OUTPUT_FOLDER and CONVERTED_APP are the output folder and name for the converted app respectively.

Select the app and press CMD + C to copy the path to clipboard Open Applications to get the path to the installed application.
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