Mac Apps Requiring Repackaging
With the Jamf Fundamentals plan, you can deploy apps to computers with PKG files. For apps not available in a native PKG file format, you will need to repackage the app.
The list below is a collection of common Mac apps that are either available natively as a PKG file or require repackaging before you can deploy it as a PKG file with Jamf Fundamentals.
App | File Format | Repackage? | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Adobe Creative Suite | DMG | Yes | Use Adobe Application Manager Enterprise Edition |
Adobe Reader | PKG | No | |
AutoCAD | PKG | No | |
Box | PKG | No | |
DropBox | DMG | Yes | Use Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
Firefox | PKG | No | To download a PKG, see the Deploying Firefox on MacOS using PKG and Jamf documentation from Mozilla. |
Google Chrome | PKG | No | |
Google Drive | DMG | Yes | Use Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
Microsoft Office | PKG | No | |
Munki | PKG | No | |
OpenOffice | DMG | Yes | Use Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
Quickbooks | DMG | Yes | Use Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
Skype | DMG | Yes | Use Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
TeamViewer | PKG | No |