AppBoost for macOS – Free, Privacy‑First, Fully Local

This repo contains AppBoost, a free, privacy‑first macOS app that helps with App Store Optimization (ASO) and runs entirely on your Mac.
There are no servers, no tracking, and no external data collection – all your data stays on your machine.

Built with Swift and SwiftUI for a native macOS experience.

✨ Key Features

• Free macOS app
  No subscriptions, no API keys, no SaaS backend.

• Privacy‑first by design

  • No analytics SDKs
  • No telemetry or tracking pixels
  • No hidden network calls for ASO processing

• Fully local processing
  All parsing, analysis, and generation happen on your Mac only.

• ASO‑focused workflows (examples – adjust to actual features):

  • Draft and iterate titles, subtitles, and descriptions
  • Organize and refine keyword ideas
  • Prepare metadata for App Store Connect / Google Play Console
  • Export text for reuse in other tools

If you don’t want your app data and keyword research to ever leave your machine, this app is built for you.

🔐 Privacy & Data

We are serious about privacy:

• The app does not send your metadata, keywords, or any ASO inputs to external servers.
• All files and state are stored locally on your Mac.
• You can inspect the source code in this repository to verify the behavior.

If you add new features, please keep the offline‑first, privacy‑first principles.

🧰 Requirements

• macOS (adjust to minimum version, e.g. 13.0 Ventura or later)
• Xcode (matching your Swift / SDK setup, e.g. Xcode 16+)
• Swift / SwiftUI (as provided by the Xcode toolchain)

🚀 Getting Started (Developers)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/<your-repo>.git
   cd <your-repo>/aso

2. Open in Xcode

   • Open aso.xcodeproj or aso.xcworkspace (depending on the project).
   • Select the macOS app scheme.

3. Run the app

   • Choose a My Mac destination.
   • Press Run (⌘R).

The app will launch on your Mac as a regular native application.

🧩 Using the App (Overview)

Adjust this section to match the real UI.

Typical flow:

1. Launch the ASO macOS app.
2. Enter or paste:
   • App title / subtitle
   • Long description
   • Keyword ideas / phrases
3. Use the built‑in tools to:
   • Refine copy
   • Explore keyword combinations
   • Generate variants for different locales
4. Copy the final text and paste it into:
   • App Store Connect
   • Google Play Console
   • Internal ASO docs or spreadsheets

All operations stay local to your Mac.

🛠 Development Notes

• Main UI entry point: ContentView.swift
• Architecture: SwiftUI (optionally MVVM or similar patterns)
• Feel free to:
  • Add new views/features
  • Extend ASO logic
  • Improve the UX/UI for working with metadata

Please keep:

• No third‑party analytics
• No background network calls for ASO processing
• Clear privacy boundaries documented in code and UI

🧪 Tests

If you add tests, document commands here, for example:

# From Xcode: Product → Test  (⌘U)

# Or via command line:
xcodebuild test \
  -scheme aso \
  -destination 'platform=macOS'

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome:

• Open issues for bugs, usability problems, or feature ideas.
• Submit pull requests with:
  • A clear description
  • Screenshots or short notes for UI changes
• Respect the core principles:
  • Free to use
  • Privacy‑first
  • All ASO‑related data processed locally

📄 License

MIT License (or update to your actual license).

You are free to use, modify, and distribute this project under the terms of the license.

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Summary
This is a free, privacy‑respecting macOS ASO app that lets you work with sensitive app metadata and keyword strategies entirely on your own Mac, without sending anything to external servers.