macsh

Mount SFTP, S3, and FTP servers as native macOS volumes. No macFUSE. No kernel extensions. No security prompts.

Download · Install · Highlights

Your remote files, in Finder. Open, edit, drag — like any folder on your Mac.

• SFTP / SSH — password, existing key file, or generate a new key in-app.
• S3-compatible — AWS, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, MinIO, DigitalOcean Spaces, custom endpoints.
• FTP / FTPS — explicit or implicit TLS.
• Live updates — changes on the server show up in seconds.
• Auto-mount at login.
• Passwords stored in your Keychain — never on disk in plaintext.

Releases are unsigned (no Apple Developer ID yet). Pick one DMG from the latest release and drag the app to /Applications.

Then run the matching command once to clear macOS's Gatekeeper flag:

# if you installed macsh
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/macsh.app

# if you installed macsh-lite
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/macsh-lite.app

Without that you'll see "macsh is damaged and can't be opened" — that's Gatekeeper, not actual corruption.

Launch the app. A small icon appears in your menu bar; click it to add your first remote.

Pick one. They can coexist if you want both.

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
• Apple Silicon (M-series). Intel is not supported.

Bug reports and PRs welcome. Especially useful right now:

• Code signing / notarization (Apple Developer ID).
• Additional backends.

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