This tool is conceptually based on the [Mac Deployment Tool](https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qt5-5.9/osx-deployment.html#the-mac-deployment-tool), `macdeployqt` in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit, but has been changed to a slightly different logic and other tools needed for Linux.
This tool is conceptually based on the [Mac Deployment Tool](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/macos-deployment.html#macdeploy), `macdeployqt` in the tools applications of the Qt Toolkit, but has been changed to a slightly different logic and other tools needed for Linux.
* Instead of an `.app` bundle for macOS, this produces an [AppDir](http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/AppDirs.html) for Linux
* Instead of a `.dmg` disk image for macOS, this produces an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/) for Linux which is quite similar to a dmg but executes the contained application rather than just opening a window on the desktop from where the application can be launched