NAS-Mountie is a lightweight macOS menu bar app for mounting SMB/NAS shares quickly, safely, and with as little friction as possible.

It remembers NAS connection profiles per Wi-Fi network, stores credentials securely in the macOS Keychain, and can automatically mount saved shares when your Mac connects to a known network.

Mount your shares. Move on with your day.

• Mount SMB shares from a NAS using an IP address or hostname
• Browse available shares from the connected NAS
• Select and mount one or multiple shares
• Save credentials securely in the macOS Keychain
• Remember NAS connection profiles per Wi-Fi network
• Auto-mount saved shares when connected to a known network
• Keep mounted shares visually separate from selected shares
• Use a compact macOS menu bar popover interface
• Enable or disable the Dock icon from Settings
• Launch at Login support
• Lightweight, focused macOS UI

1. Open NAS-Mountie from the macOS menu bar.
2. Enter your NAS address, username, and password.
3. Browse available SMB shares.
4. Select one or more shares.
5. Click Mount.
6. Optionally enable Remember Password.
7. NAS-Mountie saves the connection profile for the current Wi-Fi network.
8. Next time you are on that network, saved shares can mount automatically.

NAS-Mountie remembers connection profiles by Wi-Fi network.

For example:

• On your home network, it can remember your home NAS and selected shares.
• On another network, it starts with an empty form unless you save a separate profile there.
• This helps avoid showing or mounting shares from the wrong network.

A network profile can include:

• Wi-Fi network name
• NAS host or IP address
• Username
• Previously mounted shares

Passwords are handled separately through the macOS Keychain.

NAS-Mountie uses the macOS Keychain to store credentials securely.

Passwords are not stored as plain text in app files or source code.

• macOS 13 or later recommended
• SMB sharing enabled on your NAS
• Network access to the NAS
• Xcode for building from source

Some features, such as Launch at Login, require modern macOS APIs.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/josueluna/NAS-Mountie.git

Open the project in Xcode:

open NAS-Mountie/NAS-Mountie.xcodeproj

Build and run:

Cmd + R

To create a local usable .app:

1. In Xcode, set the scheme to Release.
2. Build the project.
3. Go to Product > Show Build Folder in Finder.
4. Open Products/Release.
5. Copy NAS-Mountie.app to /Applications.

NAS-Mountie is currently in beta.

The app is stable enough for daily local testing, but features and UI details may continue to change.

• App icon and custom menu bar icon polish
• Cleaner release packaging
• GitHub Releases
• Improved settings management
• Better network profile management UI
• Optional unmount/disconnect actions
• Additional SMB validation and error handling
• More detailed mount status feedback

Developed by Josué Luna.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.