Announcing macOS Unified Binaries for OpenSSL!

[JPeterMugaas]

We are excited to announce that our OpenSSL Distribution now provides a single, unified macOS package designed for both seamless local development and effortless application redistribution.

Gone are the days of juggling separate OpenSSL builds for different Mac architectures. We now produce a single, drop-in ready release that covers the entire macOS ecosystem.

⚠️ Important Transition Notice:
By March 10, 2026, all existing OpenSSL releases will be rebuilt to reflect this update. The previous architecture-specific packages (openssl-X.Y.Zz-macOS-x64.zip and openssl-X.Y.Zz-macOS-arm64.zip) will be entirely replaced by the new openssl-X.Y.Zz-macOS-unified.zip package. If you use automated scripts to download our releases, please update your target filenames accordingly!

✨ Key Features

• One Package, Two Architectures: Our macOS release now consists of unified (Universal) binaries that combine both x64 and arm64 code into single files.
• Intel & Apple Silicon Ready: Whether your users are on legacy Intel Macs or the latest Apple Silicon (M-series) machines, these libraries will run natively and efficiently on both platforms.
• Build for Any Mac: The included static libraries (libcrypto.a and libssl.a) are fully unified. You can link against them to build and compile your own applications for either architecture without needing to manage multiple library paths.
• Optimized for Redistribution: Building an app bundle? Our shared libraries (.dylib), engines, and providers are completely relocatable. We've pre-configured them with relative paths (@rpath, @loader_path, @executable_path), making them safe to bundle directly into your distributed macOS applications.
• Clean & Lightweight: To keep your application footprint small, all binaries are stripped of debug symbols. We also package the release without fragile POSIX symlinks to ensure perfect extraction across all file systems (simply run the included install_symlinks.sh script to set up your local development environment).

📦 What's Inside the Unified Package?

• openssl executable (Universal)
• Shared libraries (.dylib) and dynamic modules (Universal & Relocatable)
• True static libraries (.a) for x64 + arm64 compilation
• C Headers (include/) and HTML Documentation (doc/)
• install_symlinks.sh for quick local setup

You can grab the latest macOS unified package from our Releases page .

[tregubovav-dev]

All binaries are rebuilt and available now from our Releases page.
Happy coding!