Mac app release checklist
Shipping is easier when you check the same things every time. This checklist covers the build, code health, signing and notarization, your distribution channel, behaviour and a final walkthrough. Tick it off on screen, or print it.
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The checklist
Build and tests
Code health
Signing and notarization (direct download and Homebrew)
Apple docs: Notarizing macOS software · Hardened runtime · Full notarization checklist →
Your distribution channel
Docs: App Sandbox · App privacy details · Homebrew Cask Cookbook · Homebrew guide →
Behaviour
Release notes and version
Final walkthrough
Requirements change. Check Apple's and Homebrew's current documentation before each release.
Run these checks automatically with Quality.Noted
Catch problems before release, prep for wherever you ship (Mac App Store, Homebrew or direct download), and know when your Mac app is ready.
- Pick your project and where you ship. Choose a Quick, Standard or Thorough audit.
- Run the audit with your own Claude Code. Phases: Static Audit, Functional QA, Release Cert, Manual Checklist and Tester Walkthrough. Standard and Thorough build the app and run its tests with your own Xcode tools.
- Read the results. A readiness score out of 100, and findings ranked worst first, with file and line.
- Fix and re-check. One prompt hands the Critical, High and Medium findings to Claude Code. A re-check confirms the fixes and scans changed files.
Free to try: 5 Quick audits and 1 Standard · macOS 26+ on Apple silicon · Quality.Noted never sends your code to us; audits run under your own Claude account.
Questions
Is the checklist free?
Yes. Use it, print it or share it. You don't need Quality.Noted to use it.
Does Quality.Noted cover this checklist?
Quality.Noted runs phased audits that cover much of it: Static Audit, Functional QA and Release Cert for where you ship, plus a Manual Checklist and Tester Walkthrough for what a person should check. Use both together.
How much does Quality.Noted cost?
It's free to try: 5 Quick audits, 1 Standard audit and 1 app. The full version is US$14.99 one-time early-bird (later $19.99), tax added, for up to 2 Macs, with a 21-day refund.
What do I need to run Quality.Noted?
macOS 26 Tahoe or later on Apple silicon, and Claude Code signed in with your own Claude plan or API key.
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