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Plugd for Mac

One-click Wine setup for running Ford FORScan diagnostics on Mac.

By lncch. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Plugd at a glance

Version
0.3.7
Released
26 October 2026
Download size
5.0 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
lncch
GitHub stars
10

About Plugd

Run FORScan (Ford diagnostics) on a Mac, Apple Silicon or Intel. Free one-click setup with Wine, no Windows or VM.

Screenshots

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How to install Plugd on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Plugd and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.3.7 from lncch's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Plugd show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: Plugd.dmg (5.0 MB).

What is new in Plugd 0.3.7

**On 0.3.5 or 0.3.6?** Plugd updates itself: click **Update** when it tells you.
**On 0.3.4 or older?** Download Plugd.dmg below once and drag it into Applications.

## What's new
- Your Mac no longer goes to sleep while FORScan is open, so a long write doesn't get cut off. Closing a MacBook's lid still sleeps it.
- Plugd warns you when the car battery is under 12.4 V, so you put a charger on before changing settings.
- Record the Dashboard to a CSV file you can open in Numbers or Excel.
- Engine codes now show what the engine was doing when a code was set (freeze frame).
- Backups you save in FORScan show which car they came from.
- Settings > Remove Wine and FORScan frees about 1 GB before you delete Plugd. It moves them to the Trash, so you can put them back.
- Fixed "Adapter changed" showing when no adapter was plugged in.

I tested the freeze frame and recording with a simulated adapter, not in a car yet. If something looks off, open an issue.

## Download
- **Plugd.dmg**: one download for Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 12 or later. Notarized by Apple.
- Plugd.zip is the same app, used by the updater.

SHA-256
```
3799e439172e1f56a85b3dfc7192a54fc6f0132a7d528a4c714d46c25f9320d9 Plugd.dmg
eacb98f164851964a8233596ae9addf39789e8e6a5cdafc99436a440ea17d46f Plugd.zip
```

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