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Changelog

2.1.1 - 2024-07-09

  • mist now correctly exports firmware URL and installer package metadata - thanks chilcote!
  • mist now suppresses update notifications when the -q / --quiet flag is used - thanks mattlqx!
  • Fixed a bug that prevented CSV output being displayed / exported correctly - thanks NorseGaud!

2.1 - 2024-06-11

  • Added beta support for macOS Sequoia 15 🎉
  • Added support for creating legacy Bootable Disk Images (ISO) on Apple Silicon - thanks PicoMitchell!
  • Added an ipsw alias for firmware
    • mist list ipsw behaves the same as mist list firmware
    • mist download ipsw behaves the same as mist download firmware
  • mist now returns an exit code of 1 for all errors - thanks BigMacAdmin!
  • URLs are now formatted correctly when exporting CSVs - thanks BigMacAdmin!
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.4.0
  • Bumped Yams version to 5.1.2

2.0 - 2023-09-27

  • Added support for macOS Sonoma 14 🎉

  • mist will now only search the standard Software Update Catalog by default

    • Use the --include-betas flag to include additional Software Update Catalog seeds for macOS betas and release candidates
    • Thanks grahampugh!

  • Searching for a macOS Firmware / Installer by version is now more accurate, for example:

    • A search string of 13.5 will find an exact match of macOS Ventura 13.5 (22G74)
    • A search string of 13.5.2 will find an exact match of macOS Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91)
    • A search string of 13.5. will find the most recent match from the list of matching releases, macOS Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91)
    • A search string of 13 will find the most recent match from the list of matching releases, macOS Ventura 13.6 (22G120)
    • Thanks grahampugh!

    Note: Version 2.0 requires macOS Big Sur 11 or later. If you need to run mist on an older operating system, you can still use version 1.14.

1.15 - 2023-08-23

  • Added a temporary POSIX permissions fix to Installer applications that are being set incorrectly - thanks meta-github, grahampugh, PicoMitchell and k0nker!
  • Rolled back the Bootable Disk Image (ISO) shrinking logic that was preventing the ISOs from booting correctly
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.2.3
  • Bumped Yams version to 5.0.6

Note: Version 1.15 requires macOS Big Sur 11 or later. If you need to run mist on an older operating system, you can still use version 1.14.

1.14 - 2023-06-26

  • mist will now inform you when a new update is available!
  • Added colored borders to the ASCII table output when running mist list

1.13 - 2023-06-22

  • Added support for the following legacy operating systems:
    • macOS Sierra 10.12.6
    • OS X El Capitan 10.11.6
    • OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
    • OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5
    • Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5
    • Thanks n8felton!
  • Added support for creating Bootable Installers!
    • Specify the bootableinstaller argument for the <output-type>
    • Provide a --bootable-installer-volume argument for the mounted volume that will be used to create the Bootable Installer
    • Note: The volume must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Use Disk Utility to format volumes as required.
    • Note: The volume will be erased automatically. Ensure you have backed up any necessary data before proceeding.
    • Available for macOS Big Sur 11 and newer on Apple Silicon Macs
    • Available for OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and newer on Intel-based Macs
    • Thanks 5T33Z0!
  • Added support for downloading Firmwares and Installers from an Apple Content Caching Server!
    • Provide a --caching-server argument for the <url:port> that points to a Content Caching Server on the local network
    • Note: The cached content is served over HTTP, not HTTPS
    • Thanks carlashley!
  • Bootable Disk Image (ISO) sizes are now calculated dynamically, with minimal free space
  • Improved free disk space validation when running mist as root (ie. at the login screen) - thanks TSPARR and PicoMitchell!
  • Improved / updated several --help descriptions

1.12 - 2023-05-20

  • The percentage progress now displays correctly when the --no-ansi flag is used - thanks grahampugh!
  • Improved how available free space is calculated - thanks PicoMitchell!
  • Searching for a major macOS release number (ie. 13) will now download the latest Firmware / Installer of said version - thanks aschwanb!
  • Attempting to generate a macOS Catalina 10.15 or older Bootable Disk Image on Apple Silicon Macs will inform the user and exit (rather than failing after the download) - thanks KenjiTakahashi!

1.11 - 2023-04-16

  • Specifying a macOS version with only one decimal no longer results in downloading a partial / incorrect match - thanks kylerobertson0404!
  • Using the --no-ansi flag when downloading now only outputs progress once per percentage increase, resulting in less verbose logging - thanks grahampugh!
  • mist no longer displays mounted volumes in the Finder during disk image creation - thanks wakco!
  • Improved free disk space detection - thanks anewhouse!
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.2.2
  • Bumped Yams version to 5.0.5

1.10 - 2022-12-29

  • When exporting a package for macOS 11 or newer, mist now saves time by re-using the Apple-provided Installer package when exporting a package - thanks grahampugh!
  • macOS Firmware and Installer downloads that error (eg. due to timeouts) can now be resumed when mist is run again - thanks Guisch!
    • Use the --cache-downloads flag to cache incomplete downloads
  • Listing or downloading macOS Firmwares now caches the metadata from the IPSW Downloads API - thanks NorseGaud!
    • Use the --metadata-cache option to specify a custom macOS Firmware metadata cache path
  • mist output can now be redirected to a log file without ANSI escape sequences - thanks NinjaFez and n8felton!
    • Use the --no-ansi flag to remove all ANSI escape sequences, as well as limit the download progress output to once per second
  • mist now defaults to creating a macOS Installer in a temporary disk image under-the-hood (no longer creating a macOS Installer in the /Applications directory) - thanks grahampugh!
  • mist no longer outputs error messages twice - once is enough!
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.2.0
  • Removed unused declarations and imports (ie. dead code)

1.9.1 - 2022-10-08

  • Firmware SHA-1 checksum validation is now working correctly again - thanks NorseGaud!

1.9 - 2022-09-26

  • Added support for macOS Ventura 13
  • macOS Installer files are retried when invalid cache files are detected on-disk
  • Calculating ISO image sizes is slightly more dynamic (to better support macOS Ventura ISOs)
  • macOS Firmware / Installer lists are now sorted by version, then by date
  • Firmwares with invalid SHA-1 checksums are now ignored and unavailable for download
  • SHA-1 checksum validation logic is now implemented in Swift (no longer shells out to shasum)
  • stdout stream buffering is disabled to improve output frequency - thanks n8felton!
  • Checking for mist updates now points to the recently renamed mist-cli repository URL
  • Looking up the version of mist-cli is now performed using the built-in mist --version command
  • General code refactoring

Note: To help avoid conflicts with the Mist companion Mac app, the mist-cli installer package + installer package identifier have been renamed to mist-cli and com.ninxsoft.pkg.mist-cli respectively.

1.8 - 2022-06-14

  • mist is now a Universal macOS Binary
    • Supports Apple Silicon
    • Supports Intel-based Macs
  • mist now supports automatic retrying failed downloads:
    • Specify a value to the --retries option to override the total number of retry attempts (default: 10)
    • Specify a value to the --retry-delay option to override the number of seconds to wait before the next retry attempt (default: 30)
  • To help keep the mist command line options unambiguous, the -k, --kind option has been removed:
    • Use mist list firmware to list all available macOS Firmwares
    • Use mist list installer to list all available macOS Installers
    • Use mist download firmware to download a macOS Firmware
    • Use mist download installer to download a macOS Installer
    • Add --help to any of the above commands for additional information
  • Firmware downloads now have 0x644 POSIX permissions correctly applied upon successful download
  • Installer downloads can be cached using the --cache-downloads flag
    • Cached downloads will be stored in the temporary directory
    • Supply a value to the --temporary-directory option to change the temporary directory location
  • Installers downloads are now chunklist-verified upon successful download
  • The --compatible flag has been added to mist list and mist download to list / download Firmwares and Installers compatible with the Mac that is running mist
  • The --export option has been added to mist download to optionally generate a report of performed actions
  • The --quiet flag has been added to mist download to optionally suppress verbose output
  • Reports exported as JSON now have their keys sorted alphabetically
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.1.2
  • Bumped Yams version to 5.0.1
  • General code refactoring and print message formatting fixes

Note: Requires macOS Catalina 10.15 or later

1.7.0 - 2022-03-06

  • The --platform option has been renamed to -k, --kind, to improve readability and reduce confusion
    • Specify firmware or ipsw to download a macOS Firmware IPSW file
    • Specify installer or app to download a macOS Install Application bundle
  • Support for generating Bootable Disk Images (.iso)
    • For use with virtualization software (ie. Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox)
    • mist download <search-string> --iso
    • Optionally specify --iso-name for a custom output file name
  • Downloading macOS Firmware IPSW files no longer requires escalated sudo privileges
  • Improved error messaging for when things go wrong (no longer outputs just the command that failed)
  • Granular error messages for when searching for Firmwares fails

1.6.1 - 2021-11-20

  • mist version now correctly displays the current version when offline

1.6 - 2021-11-08

  • SUCatalog URLs have been updated to point to macOS Monterey (12) URLs
  • Beta versions of macOS are now excluded by default in search results
    • Use --include-betas to include betas in search results
  • mist version now informs you if a new version is available for download
  • Bumped Swift Argument Parser version to 1.0.1

1.5 - 2021-09-03

  • Added List search support
    • mist list <search-string> to filter on results
    • --latest to filter the latest (first) match found
    • --quiet to suppress verbose output
    • --output-type to specify a custom output type
  • Added progress indicators
    • Displays current and total download amounts
    • Displays overal percentage downloaded
  • macOS Firmwares and Installers will fail to download if they already exist
    • Use --force to overwrite this behaviour
  • Faster macOS Firmwares list retrieval time
  • Faster macOS Installers list retrieval time
  • Replaced SANITY CHECKS headers with more inclusive INPUT VALIDATION
  • Fixed a bug with partial string matching when searching for downloads
  • Improved error handling and messaging

1.4 - 2021-08-27

  • Support for downloading macOS Firmware (IPSW) files
    • Shasum is validated upon download
  • Moved list, download and version options to subcommands:
    • mist --list is now mist list
    • mist --download is now mist download
    • mist --version is now mist version
    • See mist <subcommand> --help for detailed help
  • Renamed --list-export option to --export
  • Re-added --application output option, back by popular demand!
  • Removed short flags for output options due to naming collisions:
    • Removed -a for --application
    • Removed -i for --image
    • Removed -p for --package
  • Lists now display / export total size
  • More verbose output for input validation

1.3.1 - 2021-08-12

  • Fixed bug where SUCatalog files were not being parsed correctly

1.3 - 2021-06-21

  • Removed --name, --mac-os-version and --build options, --download now supports all three
  • Removed --list-format option and renamed --list-path to --list-export, file extension determines export type
  • Removed --application and --zip options
  • Added --catalogURL
  • Added --temporary-directory option
  • Added --keychain option
  • Added free space check before downloads are initiated
  • Support for building hardware specific installers on all Macs
  • macOS name is now determined from the distribution files, no longer hardcoded
  • CSV cells with spaces now display correctly
  • Better input validation before downloads are initiated
  • Cleanup of standard output messaging (less verbose)
  • Removed download progress output
  • General code refactoring

1.2 - 2021-03-20

  • Downloads now show progress: current + total download sizes and % completed
  • Mist will now create the --output directory if it does not exist

1.1.1 - 2021-03-19

  • --application and --zip flags are now detected correctly

1.1 - 2021-03-16

  • Specify custom catalog seeds: Customer, Developer and Public
    • This allows downloading macOS Install Betas
  • Output the macOS Installer application bundle to a custom directory
  • Generate a ZIP archive of the macOS Installer application bundle
  • Checks for free space before attempting any downloads and installations
  • Cleaned up CLI argument flags, options, and formatting

1.0 - 2021-03-15

  • Initial release