GUIDE How to Download macOS Golden Gate DMG

How to Download macOS Golden Gate DMG​

This guide describes a step-by-step method to download macOS Golden Gate DMG for a clean install or upgrade purposes. By following this guide, you'll be able to download macOS Golden Gate DMG without a Developer Account and can further use it for installing on a real Mac computer.

Today, Apple announced its new macOS lineup i.e. macOS Golden Gate (27.0). A copy of macOS Golden Gate is currently available to developers who have enrolled in the Apple Developer Program.

Users who have not enrolled in Apple's Developer Program, cannot get the update directly onto their Mac system. However, as always, there is a workaround to it. The methods for downloading macOS Golden Gate Preview without a Developer Account have been described below. All the methods discussed here are official installers directly from Apple Server and are not modified in any way.

If you do not have a Developer Account and still want to try our macOS Golden Gate, you can download an official copy of macOS Golden Gate for a clean install or upgrade purposes. To download the macOS Golden Gate DMG, follow the steps below:

STEP 1: Install Command Line Tools​

The very first step is to download and install Command Line Tools, if you haven't already. Simply execute the command in the Terminal:

#Install Command Line Tools for Xcode
sudo xcode-select --install

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STEP 2: Clone Repository​

After Command Line Tools is installed, its time to clone the repo. Execute the following command in the same Terminal window:

#Clone macadmin scripts
git clone https://github.com/munki/macadmin-scripts

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STEP 3: Fetch Installers​

Assuming the Terminal is still opened, execute the following command to fetch the installers

#Run installinstallmacos.py
sudo python3 ./installinstallmacos.py --catalogurl https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-27seed-27-26-15-14-13-12-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

When prompted for a password, enter your password. You'll get a list of available products for download as shown below:

STEP 4: Download macOS Golden Gate​

When you see the list of available products for download, type 37 which is for macOS 27.0 beta (26A5353q) and press enter key. The script will start downloading the macOS Golden Gate files:

Once the download is completed, you'll see the following screen:

STEP 5: Quit Terminal​

Once you're done with the download, quit Terminal. You'll find the macOS Golden Gate Installer in a DMG file in /Users/yourusername/macadmn-scripts directory.

NOTE: You can now mount macOS Golden Gate DMG and use it to upgrade or clean install macOS Golden Gate on your system.