Guide	Description
Direct distribution	Developer ID signing, notarization, DMG verification, and release commands for distribution outside the Mac App Store
Mac App Store setup	Certificates, provisioning profiles, MAS build commands, and submission notes

Quick reference

All commands below run from the electron/ directory on a Mac.

First-time setup

cd electron
npm run setup:env

Run locally (development)

npm run dev

Build a DMG (local distribution, not App Store)

npm run build:all

Output is written to electron/dist/. The default macOS target is a DMG built via electron/build.js.

For public releases outside the Mac App Store, use the signed and notarized direct distribution flow:

export APPLE_KEYCHAIN_PROFILE="presenton-notary"
npm run build:all:mac:signed

That assumes the release Mac already has a Developer ID Application certificate and a stored notarytool profile named presenton-notary. See Direct distribution for the exact one-time setup and verification commands.

Build for the Mac App Store

See Mac App Store setup for certificates, provisioning profiles, and signing. Summary:

npm run build:all:mas-dev   # development / TestFlight-style testing
npm run build:all:mas       # distribution / App Store submission

Electron dependency strategy — bundled Chromium, ImageMagick, and export runtime
Project README — Electron section — prerequisites and high-level build steps

README.md

macOS Development & Distribution

Quick reference

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