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in Terminal to convert standalone apps or image files into installer 3. General Troubleshooting & Tools

Before attempting any conversion, you must identify what you are actually holding. bin to pkg

If you actually meant extracting the binary from a .pkg file: in Terminal to convert standalone apps or image

If you need to convert a or disk image file into a .pkg – that’s not typical. .pkg is for software installation, not disk images. alien --to-pkg mypackage

Converting bin to pkg is not a single command but a process . Below are the primary tools available on macOS.

alien --to-pkg mypackage.rpm

If you have a simple binary file (e.g., a command-line tool) and want to create a standard macOS installer to place it in a directory like /usr/local/bin , you can use Apple's native pkgbuild command-line tool. The process is straightforward: