> You can’t sideload NetworkExtension VPN apps on macOS, the entitlements for them to work are only distributed for App Store apps.
I'm not sure that's entirely true. It's really a matter of how the extension is packaged: app extension for App Store or system extension for Developer ID.
"On macOS most Network Extension provider types can be packaged as either an app extension or a system extension. App extensions run in a user context; if the user logs out, the provider is terminated. System extensions run in a global context, completely independent of the logged in user."
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3134-n...
It is the case that Safari web extensions are Mac App Store only, as opposed to Safari app extensions, which can be Developer ID.
I'm not sure that's entirely true. It's really a matter of how the extension is packaged: app extension for App Store or system extension for Developer ID.
"On macOS most Network Extension provider types can be packaged as either an app extension or a system extension. App extensions run in a user context; if the user logs out, the provider is terminated. System extensions run in a global context, completely independent of the logged in user." https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3134-n...
It is the case that Safari web extensions are Mac App Store only, as opposed to Safari app extensions, which can be Developer ID.