Installation

Fresh News is a Mac app with an optional iPhone companion. It does not ask for an account, and it works without an AI provider: you still get a ranked edition of headlines grouped by event.

Download

System	File	Needs
macOS	FreshNews-v1-beta-macos.zip	macOS 12 Monterey or later
iPhone	FreshNews-v1-ios.ipa	iOS 17 or later, and a Mac running Fresh News
Windows, Linux	No build in this beta yet	Build from source

macOS

1. Download the .zip and unzip it (Safari usually does this for you).
2. Drag Fresh News into your Applications folder.
3. Open it the first time as described below.

Opening an unsigned build

The beta is not signed and notarised yet, so macOS blocks it the first time. Control-click (or right-click) the app, choose Open, then Open again. If macOS says the app is damaged, run this in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Fresh News.app"

iPhone

The iPhone app is a companion: it reads the edition your Mac builds. It is not on the App Store yet, so the beta is an .ipa you sideload:

1. Download the .ipa on your computer.
2. Install it with a sideloading tool such as AltStore or Sideloadly, signed with your own Apple ID.
3. On the phone, turn on Settings > Privacy & Security > Developer Mode, then trust your Apple ID under Settings > General > VPN & Device Management.
4. Set up the shared folder: see Phone and sync.

With a free Apple ID, iOS signs the app for seven days and allows three sideloaded apps at a time; your sideloading tool can refresh it.

First start

On first start Fresh News fetches news from its built-in sources. Your first edition appears within a minute or two. Next: your first edition.