[GH-ISSUE #89] [On Mac] Creating .exe file instead of Unix executable application #85

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opened 2026-02-26 12:20:26 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-02-26 12:20:26 +03:00

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Originally created by @leonatez on GitHub (Feb 12, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brentvollebregt/auto-py-to-exe/issues/89

Dear everyone,

I am a Mac user. I was trying to convert a .py file to .exe file to be executed on Windows OS (on another machine).
I tried all options but still couldn't create a .exe app for Windows. All I have after the conversion is just Unix Executable file which run perfectly on my Mac, not my colleagues' PC.
Could you please guide how I can convert to a Windows .exe file on my Mac?
Thank you very much!

Originally created by @leonatez on GitHub (Feb 12, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brentvollebregt/auto-py-to-exe/issues/89 Dear everyone, I am a Mac user. I was trying to convert a .py file to .exe file to be executed on Windows OS (on another machine). I tried all options but still couldn't create a .exe app for Windows. All I have after the conversion is just Unix Executable file which run perfectly on my Mac, not my colleagues' PC. Could you please guide how I can convert to a Windows .exe file on my Mac? Thank you very much!

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kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:20:27 +03:00

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@brentvollebregt commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2020):

Are you packaging on MacOS and then trying to execute it on Windows? This will definitely not work as Pyinstaller is not a cross compiler.

PyInstaller has bundled your script and the Python interpreter required to run a Python script, this interpreter will be specific to your OS so it will not work on another OS unless you provide it a different interpreter (or something to wrap it).

A simple Google search provided this stackoverflow question:

For pyinstaller, they have clearly mentioned that packaging Windows binaries while running under OS X is NOT supported, and recommended to use Wine for this.

@brentvollebregt commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2020): Are you packaging on MacOS and then trying to execute it on Windows? This will definitely not work as [Pyinstaller is not a cross compiler](https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/wiki/FAQ#features). PyInstaller has bundled your script and the Python interpreter required to run a Python script, this interpreter will be specific to your OS so it will not work on another OS unless you provide it a different interpreter (or something to wrap it). A simple Google search provided [this stackoverflow question](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42059844): > For pyinstaller, they have clearly mentioned that packaging Windows binaries while running under OS X is NOT supported, and recommended to use Wine for this.

kerem commented

2026-02-26 12:20:27 +03:00

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@leonatez commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2020):

Thank you so much! I tried to search many keywords like "auto-py-to-exe not generated exe only UNIX" but couldn't find your attached topic. Since I'm newbie, I don't know how to search in an expert-way :)
Hope my topic would help newbie like me to find this answer!

@leonatez commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2020): Thank you so much! I tried to search many keywords like "auto-py-to-exe not generated exe only UNIX" but couldn't find your attached topic. Since I'm newbie, I don't know how to search in an expert-way :) Hope my topic would help newbie like me to find this answer!

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2026-02-26 12:21:34 +03:00

[PR #85] [CLOSED] Update __main__.py #420