Install on OS X using Platypus

Source: http://docs.gz.ro/node/183

How to install zim on Mac OS X and create also Zim.app to run it easier.

1. Download the needed packages:

• ZIM source: http://zim-wiki.org/downloads.html
• PyGTK (this will make your zim window look nicer compared to using the Mac Ports option): http://sourceforge.net/projects/macpkg/files/PyGTK/2.24.0/PyGTK.pkg/download
• Platypus (this will create an app from your zim source directory): http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus

2. Install PYGTK.pkg (like a normal package: continue, continue, install, put your password, done).

3. Run Platypus and put the following:

   • Icon: Drag any icon you like or keep the default one if you do not mind
   • App Name: Zim
   • Script Type: Bash
   • Script Path: choose New and put the following line inside (replace echo 'Hello, World'): ../Resources/zim-0.60/zim.py
   • Output: none
   • Identifier: default
   • Author: as default (usually your name)
   • Version: as you wish
   • Uncheck all four options
   • Files to be bundled into the application's Resources folder: add the folder of zim source.

4. Click on Create button in Patypus, and your Zim.app will be created in the choosen directory. Enjoy!