FORScan on a Mac, for free.
Download for Mac · macOS 12+ · Apple Silicon or Intel · USB or Bluetooth OBD adapter
I have a Ford Taurus, and every time I wanted to turn a feature on or off with FORScan I had to dig out a Windows laptop. FORScan is Windows only. The usual ways around that on a Mac cost money: CrossOver, or Parallels or downloading a whole VM.
So I made this app. It runs FORScan on my Mac through Wine (free software that runs Windows programs), and it does the annoying setup for you. You click Set Up, plug in your adapter, and click Open FORScan.
I've used it on my own car and it works.
If you like it, give it a ⭐. It helps other Ford owners find it.
- Installs Wine and downloads FORScan from forscan.org (it doesn't ship FORScan itself)
- Finds your USB OBD adapter, or a paired Bluetooth one, and connects FORScan to it
- Gives FORScan a folder on your Mac (it shows up as drive O:) for license keys and As-Built backups
- Warns you when you don't have a backup yet
- Reads engine codes and battery voltage without opening FORScan
- Shows a live dashboard (RPM, speed, temperatures, fuel and more) while FORScan is closed
- Lives in the menu bar if you want, and can start at login (macOS 13 or later)
- Tells you when a new FORScan version is out, and when your license runs out
- Download Plugd.dmg, open it, and drag Plugd into Applications.
- Open it. Plugd is notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app.
- Click Set Up and accept FORScan's license. It takes about 2 minutes and downloads about 230 MB.
- Plug in your adapter and click Open FORScan.
Back up before you change anything, and keep a battery charger on the car while FORScan writes.
From 0.3.5 on, Plugd updates itself. When a new version is out, it tells you; click Update and it installs and reopens. Older versions need one manual download of the latest release.
| Car | Adapter | Reads | Writes | Dashboard and codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Ford Taurus, Middle East (Mondeo EVOS, 2021 MY) | cheap ELM327 v1.5 clone, CH340 chip, HS/MS switch | 22+ modules | yes, checked in the car | yes, v0.3.3 |
FORScan is made by Alexey Savin (forscan.org). I'm not connected to FORScan or Ford. Plugd's code is MIT licensed. FORScan, Wine and innoextract keep their own licenses (see THIRD_PARTY.md).
Questions or feedback: plugd@almoayyad.dev, or open an issue.
More projects coming. Follow me on GitHub or X (@1lnch).