nix-darwin

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Declarative macOS config with Nix.

Authorkaiiiiiiiii
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

nix-darwin brings NixOS-style declarative configuration to macOS, enabling consistent system defaults, services (launchd), and integrations across machines.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Declarative macOS configuration using darwinSystem instead of nixosSystem
  • Launchd-based service management and automated startup tasks
  • Homebrew integration for GUI applications and toolchains
  • Reproducible macOS environments across machines via Flakes and modules

Quick Start

Create a flake that defines darwinConfigurations and apply it with darwin-rebuild switch

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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