Mist

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "\u003c!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line first-line-heading no-inline-html  --\u003e\n\u003cimg align=\"left\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"README%20Resources/App%20Icon.png\" alt=\"App Icon\"\u003e\n\n# MIST - macOS Installer Super Tool\n\n![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/ninxsoft/Mist?display_name=tag\u0026label=Latest%20Release\u0026sort=semver) ![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ninxsoft/Mist/total?label=Downloads) [![Linting](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/linting.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/linting.yml) [![Unit Tests](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/unit_tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/unit_tests.yml) [![Build](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ninxsoft/Mist/actions/workflows/build.yml)\n\nA Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers:\n\n![Example Screenshot](README%20Resources/Example.png)\n\n\u003c!-- markdownlint-disable no-trailing-punctuation --\u003e\n\n## :information_source: Check out [mist-cli](https://github.com/ninxsoft/mist-cli) for the companion command-line tool!\n\n## ![Slack](README%20Resources/Slack.png) Check out [#mist](https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/CF0CFM5B7) on the [Mac Admins Slack](https://macadmins.slack.com) to discuss all things Mist!\n\n\u003c!-- markdownlint-enable no-trailing-punctuation --\u003e\n\u003c!-- markdownlint-disable no-inline-html --\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ninxsoft\"\u003e\u003cimg width=\"214\" height=\"60\" src=\"https://cdn.buymeacoffee.com/buttons/v2/default-yellow.png\" alt=\"Buy me a coffee\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- markdownlint-enable no-inline-html --\u003e\n\n## Features\n\n- [x] List all available macOS Firmwares / Installers available for download:\n  - Display names, versions, builds, release dates and sizes\n  - Optionally show beta versions of macOS\n  - Filter macOS versions that are compatible with the Mac the app is being run from\n  - Export lists as **CSV",
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