How to distribute preference panes?

I am thinking of making a Preference Pane and selling it on Mac App Store.


Is this something against Apple Guidelines? If yes, I could probably sell it on Paddle or Gumroad but then another question arises, how do I manage updates to the Preference Panes?

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I am thinking of making a Preference Pane and selling it on Mac App Store.

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news here but that’s not possible. The Mac App Store only supports apps.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!”
Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware

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I am thinking of making a Preference Pane and selling it on Mac App Store.

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news here but that’s not possible. The Mac App Store only supports apps.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!”
Apple Developer Relations, Developer Technical Support, Core OS/Hardware

let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@apple.com"

Thanks for the answer. Any ideas or pointers on how to update a Preference Pane?

Typically I see apps like this using Sparkle, or something similar, to handle updates.