Willow's Wand
Get the Wand
Not available yet. Here's how it will work.
Coming soon. Version 0.2.0 is built, but it hasn't yet run end to end on a real MacBook Pro 16,2. There's no download, price or launch date until that test passes. We'd rather tell you it's untested than find out on your Mac.
Two ways to get it
- A ready-made USB-C stick from Think quadratic., with the Wand already on it.
- A download that turns your own USB-C stick into the Wand stick. 16 GB at least; 32 GB is better.
Prices, shipping and whether the download is free aren't decided yet.
Three steps
- Check your Mac first. A free check that only reads: it changes nothing and doesn't record your serial number. It tells you whether your Mac is a 16,2 and whether it's ready.
- Get the Wand. Either plug in the stick, or run one line in Terminal that downloads the Wand, checks it, and builds your stick. It asks which drive is the stick and erases only that one.
- Double-click Start Here on the stick. The guide opens alongside and the stages begin.
The commands for steps 1 and 2 will appear on this page once the release is ready.
Why a Terminal line and not a download button
macOS marks anything you download in a browser as quarantined, and Gatekeeper then blocks scripts that aren't signed by an Apple developer. A file fetched in Terminal isn't marked, so it runs. You'll be able to read every script before you run it.
Back up first. Partitioning and boot changes can leave a Mac unable to start until it's repaired.
Want to hear when it's ready? Write to info@willowswand.com.