Deploy a License Key to macOS devices using Jamf Pro and Configuration Profiles

IT admins for businesses looking to deploy a license key to their end-users' Macs (instead of iPads) using Jamf Pro will realize they can't use Managed App Configuration because Jamf supports it only for iOS/iPadOS, unlike other MDM solutions. To push a license key to Macs, a Configuration Profile is used instead, which is supported in Goodnotes v6.3.14 or later.

Create a Configuration Profile for macOS

1. Go to your Jamf Pro instance and select Computers > Configuration Profiles > New:
   
   
   
   
2. Enter a name and description for the new Configuration Profile, e.g. "Goodnotes for macOS".
3. Go to Application & Custom Settings > External Applications on the sidebar (you can search for "external" from the Search box at the top of the sidebar), and then click on Add near the top-right corner to set up the settings for Goodnotes:
   
   
   
   
4. On the Source selector, choose Custom schema:
   
   
   
5. This will show a Preference Domain field, where you must input com.goodnotesapp.x:
   
   
   
   
6. Click Add schema and you’ll be prompted to paste the JSON schema directly into a text box:
   
   
7. Paste the following schema and click Save. (The text in bold will cause Jamf Pro to create a LicenseKey field on the page - see the next step.)
   

   {
      "title":"Goodnotes Managed Configuration",
      "description":"Preference settings for Goodnotes.",
      "properties":{
         "com.goodnotesapp.x.managed":{
            "title": "com.goodnotesapp.x.managed",
            "description": "The shared managed configuration.",
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
               "LicenseKey": {
                  "title": "LicenseKey",
                  "description": "The License Key used to unlock the full version of Goodnotes.",
                  "type": "string"
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }

   
   
8. Add your License Key in the text field named License Key generated with the schema:
   
   
   
   
9. Click the Scope tab, and then configure the scope of the configuration profile. For more information, see Scope in the Jamf Pro Documentation.
10. Click Save near the bottom-right corner. The deployment will be automatic.

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Reference: Jamf’s own documentation on how to add custom settings for applications on macOS.