Apple Developer Program
Dear all,
Background: ----------- Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.
Proposal: --------- We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes: ------ a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René
I vote a.
----- Original Message ----- | From: "René de Hesselle" dehesselle@icloud.com | To: "Inkscape Board" inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2026 11:18:52 PM | Subject: [Inkscape-board] Apple Developer Program | | Dear all, | | Background: | ----------- | Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a | paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes | in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide | anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the | expense of 99 € that comes with it. | | It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like | on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but | not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself | discourages people from using unsigned apps. | | Proposal: | --------- | We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to | continue this practice at the expense of 99 €. | | Additional information: | ———————————------------ | The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket. | | | Votes: | ------ | a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program | b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program | c. Other: ________ | | | | René | _______________________________________________ | Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- | inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org | To unsubscribe send an email to | inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org |
a
On 6/20/26 11:18 PM, René de Hesselle wrote:
Dear all,
Background:
Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.
Proposal:
We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes:
a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
I vote A.
Thanks René!
Jonathan
Am 20.06.2026 um 23:19 schrieb René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com:
Dear all,
Background:
Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.
Proposal:
We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes:
a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
Vote A.
The only thing that I'd say is that I'd also support something like "up to 110 Euros" or whatever is need if there is VAT or something like that? Thanks for taking this on Rene! Ted On Jun 20 2026, at 4:18 pm, René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com wrote:
Dear all,
Background:
Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps. Proposal:
We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes:
a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
I vote A.
I never got René's original email.
Martin,
On Sun, 2026-06-21 at 16:19 -0500, Ted Gould wrote:
Vote A.
The only thing that I'd say is that I'd also support something like "up to 110 Euros" or whatever is need if there is VAT or something like that?
Thanks for taking this on Rene!
Ted
On Jun 20 2026, at 4:18 pm, René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com wrote:
Dear all,
Background:
Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.
Proposal:
We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes:
a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
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I vote a.
On Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM René de Hesselle dehesselle@icloud.com wrote:
Dear all,
Background:
Creating properly signed and notarized releases for macOS requires a paid membership in Apple's developer program. This membership comes in the form of a yearly subscription. So every year we get to decide anew if we see enough value in signing macOS releases to warrant the expense of 99 € that comes with it.
It is possible to distribute and use unsigned apps on macOS just like on Windows. The downside is that a user has to take additional (but not overly complicated) steps to make this work while macOS itself discourages people from using unsigned apps.
Proposal:
We've been creating signed macOS apps since 1.0 and I propose to continue this practice at the expense of 99 €.
Additional information: ———————————------------ The last two years I payed for the membership out of my own pocket.
Votes:
a. Agree to spend 99 € on the Apple Developer program b. Disapprove participation in the Apple Developer program c. Other: ________
René _______________________________________________ Inkscape Board of Directors mailing list -- inkscape-board@lists.inkscape.org To unsubscribe send an email to inkscape-board-leave@lists.inkscape.org
participants (7)
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Jonathan Neuhauser -
Josh Andler -
Marc Jeanmougin -
Martin Owens -
René de Hesselle -
tavmjong＠free.fr -
Ted Gould