Indie Dev Buddy 1.2

New in 1.2

• Plan marketing content in the calendar, move posts through stages on the board, and track publishing by social account.
• Browse releases, listing details, screenshots, customer reviews, TestFlight feedback, and available analytics from an app’s App Store tab. Import screenshots or turn localized release notes into a draft.
• Create and share a customizable PNG showcase of your app lineup.
• See upcoming posts on the dashboard, pin frequently used social accounts, and rename or switch workspaces from the sidebar.
• Organize reusable media in the shared asset library and group screenshots by platform.

Requires Apple silicon and macOS 27.2 or later.

Indie Dev Buddy 1.1

New in 1.1

• Start from a visual workspace dashboard with a featured item, app artwork, draft previews, and shortcuts to the records you use.
• See the next seven days of publishing plans, filter by channel, and spot failed or uncertain deliveries. Manual plans and API schedules are labeled separately.
• Use native macOS menus and keyboard shortcuts to open recent workspaces, create records, save, and search. Open Settings with Command–comma.
• Right-click apps, content, and accounts to open records, copy saved text or handles, view published links, and reconnect accounts.
• Move between Write, Publish, and Details in the composer while keeping the title and save state visible.
• Switch workspaces with unsaved edits without losing your selected destination. If the destination can’t be opened, the current editor stays open.
• A refreshed app icon.

Requires Apple silicon and macOS 27.2 or later.

Indie Dev Buddy 1.0 — Early Access

Indie Dev Buddy 1.0 is the first public early-access release of a local-first workspace for indie app developers.

What’s included

• Organize app and website records, ideas, release information, and marketing drafts in a workspace folder of ordinary files.
• Draft social posts and account-specific variants, attach media, and track publication status.
• Connect supported social accounts through SocialKit after configuring the provider access you need.
• Use the bundled indiedevbuddy command-line tool for workspace operations.
• Optionally use the separately installed asc CLI to read App Store Connect app, release, review, and submission information and prepare editable release-text drafts.
• Receive future app updates through Sparkle.

Install

• Requires Apple silicon and macOS 27.2 or later.
• Download the signed DMG, open it, and drag the app to Applications.
• This build is signed with Brave New Design’s Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

Current scope

This early-access release has no hosted account service or cloud scheduler. Provider API access must be configured by you. Scheduled API delivery runs locally and depends on the Mac and app being available. The App Store Connect integration is read-only: Indie Dev Buddy does not upload listing changes, submit builds, or respond to reviews.

Workspace files stay in your chosen folder; provider credentials are stored in the macOS Keychain. See the social connection guide and direct distribution guide. Report issues in GitHub Issues.

DMG file: Indie-Dev-Buddy-1.0.dmg
DMG SHA-256: deb72a53d8b006e0481975159a592bdf018c21b32bffcaa29db144317db94474

Source code is available under the MIT License. Platform names and artwork remain subject to their owners’ terms and brand guidelines.