Mac Apps Requiring Repackaging
With the Jamf Now Plus 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 Now.
| App | File Format | Repackage? | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Creative Suite | DMG | Yes | Adobe Application Manager Enterprise Edition |
| Adobe Reader | PKG | No | |
| AutoCAD | PKG | No | |
| Box | PKG | No | |
| DropBox | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| Firefox | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| Google Chrome | PKG | No | |
| Google Drive | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| Microsoft Office | PKG | No | |
| Munki | PKG | No | |
| OpenOffice | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| Quickbooks | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| Skype | DMG | Yes | Jamf Composer or other packaging tool |
| TeamViewer | PKG | No |