Visual builders for Apple admins

Point, click, ship real config — not a copy-paste guess.

Nine browser-based builders that turn a form into production-ready dockutil commands, .mobileconfig payloads, smart-group XML, and Jamf API calls. Everything runs on your machine. Nothing you type leaves the tab.

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9Live builders
100%Client-side
$0No account
dockbuilder — output.sh
$ localhost
Runs in your browser

Every builder is static HTML + vanilla JS. No backend receives your input.

local-only
Your payloads stay local

Builder input and output never leave the page. Anonymous, cookie-free page analytics only.

spec-checked
Validated output

Generated against Apple MDM specs and vendor docs to catch mistakes pre-prod.

free
Free for the community

Built by a Mac admin, for Mac admins. Credit it, share it, don't resell it.

The toolkit

Nine builders, one job each

Pick the payload you need. Each opens a live builder with copy-ready output.

Stable

DockBuilder

Stable · Production-tested

Visual command builder for dockutil. Add, remove, move, and batch-configure the macOS Dock.

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Stable

swiftDialog

Stable · Production-tested

Configure swiftDialog prompts with live preview and CLI / JSON output.

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Beta

PPPC Builder

Beta · Validating

Privacy Preferences Policy Control profiles. Configure TCC services, emit valid .mobileconfig.

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Alpha

Smart Groups

Alpha · Expanding

Visual criteria builder for Jamf Pro smart groups. AND/OR logic, API-ready XML.

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Beta

Notifications

Beta · Validating

Per-app alert types, badges, sounds, lock-screen visibility → valid .mobileconfig.

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Beta

Firewall

Beta · Validating

macOS firewall profiles — global settings, app exceptions, stealth mode.

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Alpha

Jamf API

Alpha · Expanding

Build curl + Python for Classic and Pro API endpoints, with chain / pipeline support.

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Alpha

EA Builder

Alpha · Expanding

Extension Attribute script generator for Jamf Pro from templates or prebuilt patterns.

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Beta

Login Window

Beta · Validating

Login window text, lock-screen messages, FileVault pre-boot, user visibility, power.

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Shipping log

Recent updates

Jamf APIv1.5.4CSV bulk mode matches columns by header name and substitutes them into JSON bodies; static-group and Computer PreStage payloads corrected against Jamf's OpenAPI.
PPPCv1.2.0macOS 26/27 mode toggle: declarative App Settings generator for the seven privacy permissions; flags the five TCC services deprecated in macOS 27.
Login Windowv1.2.1Excluded the automatic-login password from shareable links; rejects imported links that carry prohibited credential fields.
EA Builderv1.0.2Rewrote the Current Wi-Fi SSID EA for the macOS 14.4 airport removal (networksetup + ipconfig getsummary), with XML-escaped output.
Firewallv1.1.2Corrected the EnableLogging / LoggingOption note: valid firewall payload keys in macOS 12.0–14.6, removed by Apple in macOS 15.0.
Start here

Which tool do I need?

Configure the macOS DockDockBuilder → Build dialog prompts for usersswiftDialog → Grant or deny app permissions (TCC/PPPC)PPPC → Create Jamf Pro smart groupsSmart Groups → Manage app notification settingsNotifications → Configure the macOS firewall via MDMFirewall → Build Jamf Pro API callsJamf API → Create Jamf Extension AttributesEA Builder → Set login window text or FileVault pre-boot settingsLogin Window →
Free · client-side · no signup

Stop hand-writing profiles you can generate.

Open a builder, fill the form, copy the payload. It's the config you'd write by hand — validated, and in a tenth of the time.

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