##Creating the DMG file #Disk Utility Type Disk Utility into Spotlite CMD+SPACEBAR from Finder or From Terminal: open /Applications/Utilities/Disk\ Utility.app/

File -> New -> Disk Image from Folder or CMD+SHIFT+N Select the folder myapp.app/ when prompted then click Image In the Save As field enter a name for the file like myapp.dmg From the Image Format drop-down select read/write Click Save

#Edit Folder Preferences Mount the dmg and open it by double-clicking the file in Finder or From Terminal: open myapp.dmg open /Volumes/myapp/

Create a link/shortcut to /Applications folder by right-clicking on the Applications folder and selecting Make Alias then drag it into the dmg folder. or From Terminal: cd /Volumes/myapp/ ln -s /Applications Applications

In Finder press CMD+1 to switch to icon view Arrange icons as needed Press CMD+J to show the View Options window Adjust view settings as needed From Background: section choose Picture Drag and drop the image you want to use as the background where it says Drag image here Unmount/Eject the dmg when finished with View Options or From Terminal: umount /Volumes/myapp/

#Compress and convert to Read-only From Disk Utility right-click on myapp.dmg disk image and select Convert "myapp.dmg" In the Save As field enter a new name for the file like myappfinal.dmg From the Image Formate drop-down select read-only Click Save From Terminal: hdiutil convert -format UDZO -o myappfinal.dmg myapp.dmg

Congratulations you are finished! Mount the new dmg to verify it is working properly.