This guide walks you through installing Zim Wiki and then creating Zim.app so you can open Zim from Launchpad on Mac or keep it in your dock. Let's get started.
- If you don't already have Homebrew on your mac, follow these instructions to install it.
- In your terminal run the following to install Zim using Homebrew.
brew install zim
At this point you have Zim installed. The rest of the steps cover how to create Zim.app. - Platypus is an app that takes command-line scripts and converts them into Mac apps.
Run the following to install Platypus.brew install --cask platypus
- Open Platypus and use these suggested values.
- Icon: Pick any icon you like or keep the default one.
- App Name: Zim
- Script Type: Bash
- Script Path: choose New and put the following line inside (replacing existing sample content):
#!/bin/bash PYTHONPATH="/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zim/0.75.1/libexec/lib/python3.11/site-packages" XDG_DATA_DIRS="/opt/homebrew/share:/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zim/0.75.1/libexec/share" exec "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/zim/0.75.1/libexec/bin/zim" "$@"
- Interface: none
- Identifier: Edit as you see fit
- Author: Edit as you see fit
- Version: Edit as you see fit
- Uncheck all checkboxes
- Files to be bundled into the application's Resources folder: leave blank.
- Click "Create App"
- Save zim.app to the Applications folder
Run and Enjoy!
