Hi MPU! How’s everyone today? Are these posts okay? If not, feel free to delete 
I built on a little macOS app that rethinks how we can sync application settings across Macs, kind of like the missing iCloud sync for apps that don’t support native sync. It started out as a personal tool that I used for myself for a while and I’ve finally gotten it ready to be used by others.
I thought it fits quite nicely into MPU because it’s very much a power-user tool.
It’s a native macOS app that handles config syncing with a focus on:
- Zero Symlinks: It doesn’t use the fragile symlink approach that Mackup
uses. - End-to-End Encryption: Everything is encrypted locally before
it leaves your machine. - Native GUI: A “Time Machine” style UI to see version history and
rollback changes with one click.
It’s meant for people who want their environment synced across multiple Macs without making dotfile management a second hobby.
You can create bundles and set up sync rules, for example, sync all *.plist files in ~/Library/Application Support/<some application>/ and Configmesh will sync those whenever something has changed. You could for example sync your DEVONthink Smart Rules, your Xcode settings or whatever your heart desires.
Configmesh comes with a linux CLI to deploy your configs across servers as well.
The first version just launched with a subscription based backend (the free version includes sync for 1 bundle to try it out), but I’m already working hard on the next version that allows you to bring your own backend (Dropbox, etc) without losing e2e encryption.
I’ve recorded a little demo that shows how the app works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeA4TTpM2wk
And wrote some guides at: How to use ConfigMesh to sync your dotfiles (encrypted) - Guides - ConfigMesh
You can get it at https://configmesh.app (be kind, it’s a 1.0 release)
Would love to hear what you guys think! Is this something you would consider using?
