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Latest

Luksmith 1.0.3 is available now. It is a Developer ID-signed, Apple-notarized installer for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later.

The app is a free install and opens any supported drive read-only; a one-time $9.99 licence turns on writing.

This release rewrites the core of Luksmith in Rust and widens the drives it can mount.

- The filesystem engine and disk handling are now implemented in Rust, a memory-safe language. Nothing about how you use the app changes. - Drives prepared by Linux tools are now recognised. Previously only drives LuksMac itself had formatted were detected; a LUKS drive made with `cryptsetup` or a distribution installer was invisible. Any drive whose contents identify it as LUKS is now offered for unlocking. - Drives that keep their LUKS header in a separate file are supported. - This is a less common setup where the drive holds only encrypted data and the small header that unlocks it lives elsewhere. You can now point the app at that header file to mount the drive. - The first-run guide now actually appears on a fresh install, the main window opens at the right height, and the "always eject before unplugging" reminder sits at the top of the window and can be dismissed permanently.

Requires macOS 26 or later on Apple silicon. Install and upgrade with `brew install --cask betim-hodza/luksmith/luksmith`.

Install with Homebrew

brew install --cask betim-hodza/luksmith/luksmith

This is the only supported way to install Luksmith. Homebrew downloads the pinned installer, verifies its SHA-256 checksum, and keeps it current with brew upgrade. View installation details.

The app makes no network connection of its own. Homebrew does the fetching when you install or upgrade it.

Verifying the install

Homebrew checks the installer against the checksum pinned in the cask before it runs, and macOS verifies the Developer ID signature and notarization ticket during installation. There is nothing to check by hand.