aseprite-build-and-install-on-macos.sh

#!/bin/bash

# README: A more updated version is on the comments by (ashmna)[https://gist.github.com/ashmna]
# See at: https://gist.github.com/allangarcia/938b052a7d55d1652052e4259364260b?permalink_comment_id=4265898#gistcomment-4265898

# this is for tools required 
brew update
brew install ninja
brew install cmake

# crete the default root directory
cd $HOME/Developer
mkdir Aseprite
cd Aseprite

# download skia m81
curl -O -L "https://github.com/aseprite/skia/releases/download/m81-b607b32047/Skia-macOS-Release-x64.zip"
unzip Skia-macOS-Release-x64.zip -d skia-m81

# this is the project itselft
git clone --recursive https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite.git

# compiling aseprite
cd aseprite
mkdir build
cd build
cmake \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=x86_64 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk \
  -DLAF_BACKEND=skia \
  -DSKIA_DIR=../../skia-m81 \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY_DIR=../../skia-m81/out/Release-x64 \
  -G Ninja \
  ..
ninja aseprite
cd ../..

# bundle app from trial
mkdir bundle
cd bundle
curl -O -J "https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.2.27-trial-macOS.dmg"
mkdir mount
yes qy | hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.2.27-trial-macOS.dmg
cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd .. 

# Install on /Applications
sudo cp bundle/Aseprite.app /Applications/

This was also my first time making a macOS bundle, and I tried following both directions above but neither of them worked for me. This is what ended up working for me:

mkdir bundle
cd bundle
curl -O -J https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg
mkdir mount
yes qy | hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg
cp -r mount/Aseprite.app .
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -R ~/Developer/aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -R ~/Developer/aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/
sudo cp -R Aseprite.app /Applications/

It's basically the same as the main post, but I changed 1 or 2 things that ended up throwing errors at me. I am using a M2 MacBook Pro (on version 14.0 Sonoma).

for silicon users with new version:

mkdir bundle
cd bundle
curl -O -J "https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg"
mkdir mount
yes qy | hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg
cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd ..

for silicon users with new version:

mkdir bundle cd bundle curl -O -J "https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg" mkdir mount yes qy | hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app . hdiutil detach mount rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data cd ..

Thank you for the update. I'll incorporate this into a new gist and share here, because we don't know everyone already adopted ARM and don't know if the ARM version will work on Intel's based compiling.

This .sh script has a problem: it doesn't catch errors, such as a 404 error for Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg among others. This might not seem like a big issue, but for beginners (like myself), it can be very time-consuming to understand WHY IT'S NOT WORKING!

I couldn't build Aseprite without encountering errors until I divided the code into steps. Working with the code in separated steps is easier than debugging a .sh script.

I discovered some alternative solutions and wrote a simple tutorial for my reference, which might be helpful for others - https://f-cka.notion.site/Build-Run-Aseprite-on-Apple-Silicon-f88527ab38c44bc3997ef1e7e5447851, and I achieved the desired result.

This .sh script has a problem: it doesn't catch errors, such as a 404 error for Aseprite-v1.3.4-trial-macOS.dmg among others. This might not seem like a big issue, but for beginners (like myself), it can be very time-consuming to understand WHY IT'S NOT WORKING!

I couldn't build Aseprite without encountering errors until I divided the code into steps. Working with the code in separated steps is easier than debugging a .sh script.

I discovered some alternative solutions and wrote a simple tutorial for my reference, which might be helpful for others - https://f-cka.notion.site/Build-Run-Aseprite-on-Apple-Silicon-f88527ab38c44bc3997ef1e7e5447851, and I achieved the desired result.

Thanks @furashcka, I think you have a little mistake in your bash script

cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount

rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd ..

should be

cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount

rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd ..

Thank you so much for all contributions. I’ll be soon updating the script.

Anyone have experience into making this a project to compile into a docker container? I would love this contribution.

I had to run xattr -cr Aseprite.app at the end otherwise I was getting an error "the application is damaged and should be moved to the trash" https://community.aseprite.org/t/macos-ventura-13-0/16105

On macOS you may need to set this before running the script:
git config --global core.autocrlf input
It helped me with this error:
FAILED: third_party/libpng/pnglibconf.c ...

I had to update the trial version to v1.3.9.1, the version listed in the Gist is removed from the downloads list.

Had no other issues, thanks!

update for mac m1 with Aseprite v1.3.9.1 and skia m124

#!/bin/bash

# this is for tools required 
brew update
brew install ninja
brew install cmake

# create the default root directory
cd $HOME/Developer
mkdir -p Aseprite
cd Aseprite

# download skia m124
curl -O -L "https://github.com/aseprite/skia/releases/download/m124-08a5439a6b/Skia-macOS-Release-arm64.zip"
unzip Skia-macOS-Release-arm64.zip -d skia-m124

# this is the project itself
git clone --recursive https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite.git

# compiling aseprite
cd aseprite
rm -rf build  # Clean any existing build
mkdir build
cd build

# Get absolute path to skia
SKIA_DIR="$(cd ../../skia-m124 && pwd)"

cmake \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 \
  -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk \
  -DLAF_BACKEND=skia \
  -DSKIA_DIR="${SKIA_DIR}" \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY_DIR="${SKIA_DIR}/out/Release-arm64" \
  -DSKIA_LIBRARY="${SKIA_DIR}/out/Release-arm64/libskia.a" \
  -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0076=OLD \
  -G Ninja \
  ..

ninja aseprite
cd ../..

# bundle app from trial
mkdir -p bundle
cd bundle

# download trial version
curl -O -J "https://www.aseprite.org/downloads/trial/Aseprite-v1.3.9.1-trial-macOS.dmg"

mkdir -p mount

# mount the dmg
hdiutil attach -quiet -nobrowse -noverify -noautoopen -mountpoint mount Aseprite-v1.3.9.1-trial-macOS.dmg

cp -rf mount/Aseprite.app .
hdiutil detach mount

# replace the trial binary with our compiled version
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/aseprite Aseprite.app/Contents/MacOS/aseprite
rm -rf Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cp -rf ../aseprite/build/bin/data Aseprite.app/Contents/Resources/data
cd ..

# Install on /Applications
sudo cp -rf bundle/Aseprite.app /Applications/