Are there plans to to sign and notarize macterm?

[leeallen337]

Description

Hi. When launching macterm I'm greeted with the message

Apple could not verify "Macterm.app" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

Are there plans to to sign and notarize macterm? I know I can bypass this in the settings and still open the app, but I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

Steps to reproduce

1. Download macterm
2. Launch macterm for the first time

Expected behavior

Macterm launchest without the popup message

Macterm version

v1.17.1

macOS version

MacOS Tahoe 26.5.1

Logs or screenshots

No response

[thdxg]

@leeallen337 Hi, thanks for your interest! Unfortunately, I do not have a concrete plan of when I will pay for the Apple Developer program. It is $99 per year, which is not something I can afford currently as a student.
If Macterm gets more popularity, hopefully it can be supported via GitHub Sponsor enough to pay for the program 😅.

[jcuhnoio]

Adding some context from the codebase: the recurring "wants to access your Documents/Desktop folder" permission dialog that pops up after updates is also tied to this. macOS ties those permission grants to the app's signing identity, so each new release (with a different binary hash) looks like a new app to the system, and it asks again. A Developer ID certificate would fix this permanently: grants would survive updates.

The $99/year isn't just about the Gatekeeper warning — it would also clean up the permission prompt experience. If you've been meaning to support the project, GitHub Sponsors is the most direct way to make this happen.