Research Xcode app/py2app

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A tool for creating standalone Mac OS X applications with Python.

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The application should seamlessly install all of the dependencies on the host OS, for example on Mac OS X it should execute a 'brew install' if necessary. eg. $ brew install ffmpeg

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Research on Xcode and MacOS apps

@MichaelOren @darrenlev

1. Do any Final Cut Pro X plugins currently exist on the Mac App store?

Yes, a handful of Final Cut Pro X plugins already exist as apps on the Mac App Store! But not too many.

• https://apps.apple.com/au/app/coremelt-motion-templates-for-final-cut-pro-1/id948176059?mt=12
• https://apps.apple.com/au/app/moviedrops-hd-for-imovie-and-for-final-cut-pro/id495987485?mt=12
• https://apps.apple.com/au/app/backups-for-final-cut-pro/id586594646?mt=12
• https://apps.apple.com/au/app/eneo3d-for-final-cut-pro-x/id1450008367?mt=12

Price range approx. varies from free (transitions package) to $89.99 (3D graphics animation FX plugin).

2. Arguments to build a MacOS app

Seems like listing this app on the Mac App Store would be a very good approach for the following reasons:

1. Product distribution is essentially already solved for you!
2. This is where Final Cut Pro X users will be looking/searching (target market) since this is where Final Cut Pro X itself is purchased.
3. Similar apps / plugins are not necessarily free, ie. we can expect people to pay for a plugin (if it's good enough)! Especially since FCP is already expensive ($499.99), users shouldn't mind paying a relatively small extra amount for a feature that they need.

3. How to get started in building a MacOS app

• List your app on Mac App Store https://developer.apple.com/macos/submit/

• Create a MacOS app To do this, we will need to write the app in Swift using Xcode https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/swiftui/creating-a-macos-app