diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/call-swift-security-bookmarks.md b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/call-swift-security-bookmarks.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Manage File access 
+
+Since Mac App Store apps are sandboxed, file access is restricted and needs special consideration.
+
+LogoRRR naturally needs access to files, and as such it poses a problem for the whole application. 
+
+In order to grant LogoRRR access to files this module has been put into place.
+
+Direct access from Java to the necessary swift code and Mac OsX APIs is only possible via calling it via C code.
+
+Thus as an Java developer, you have to
+
+- call native code via JNI
+- from this intermediate layer, call the OsX API
+
+This is far from pretty and quite involved, but at the moment it is the best I can come up with. 
+
+Of course, this includes additional complexities in building the code and deployment, more libraries which have to be taken care of and subtle bugs which can easily creep in.
+
+Sadly, it is another road block for JavaFX development; only few developers will bite the bullet and go this path; but since you are reading this you belong to this elitist circle ;-)
+
+## Links
+
+- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27628385/write-call-swift-code-using-java-s-jni - how to call swift code from Java
+- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/app_sandbox/accessing_files_from_the_macos_app_sandbox - API to call
+- https://schlining.medium.com/a-simple-java-native-interface-jni-example-in-java-and-scala-68fdafe76f5f example on how to use scala & java and JNI
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diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/pom.xml b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/pom.xml
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index 00000000..c1f94475
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+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>app.logorrr.dist.osx</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dist-osx</artifactId>
+        <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>native-osx</artifactId>
+    <name>app.logorrr.dist.osx.native</name>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+            <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
+            <artifactId>scalatest_${scala.major.version}</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.scalacheck</groupId>
+            <artifactId>scalacheck_${scala.major.version}</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.scalatestplus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>scalacheck-1-15_${scala.major.version}</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- generate header file if you change the signature of the native methods -->
+                    <!--
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>generate-header-file</id>
+                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>${jdk.javac}</executable>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-h</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.basedir}/src/main/c</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.basedir}/src/main/java/app/logorrr/SwiftHelloworld.java</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    -->
+                    <!-- compile swift code -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>compile-swift-code</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>${osx.swiftc}</executable>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/c/</workingDirectory>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <!-- SwiftCode.swift -emit-library -o libSwiftCode.dylib -Xlinker -install_name -Xlinker libSwiftCode.dylib -->
+                                <argument>${project.basedir}/src/main/c/SwiftCode.swift</argument>
+                                <argument>-emit-library</argument>
+                                <argument>-o</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/classes/libSwiftCode.dylib</argument>
+                                <argument>-Xlinker</argument>
+                                <argument>-install_name</argument>
+                                <argument>-Xlinker</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/classes/libSwiftCode.dylib</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <!-- compile c code -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>compile-c-code</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>exec</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>${osx.gcc}</executable>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <!-- -I"$JAVA_HOME/include" -I"$JAVA_HOME/include/darwin/" -o libSwiftHelloWorld.dylib -dynamiclib helloworld_SwiftHelloWorld.c libSwiftCode.dylib -->
+
+                                <argument>-I${jdk.home}/include</argument>
+                                <argument>-I${jdk.home}/include/darwin/</argument>
+                                <argument>-o</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/classes/libSwiftHelloWorld.dylib</argument>
+                                <argument>-dynamiclib</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.basedir}/src/main/c/SwiftHelloWorld.c</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/classes/libSwiftCode.dylib</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
+                <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
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diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftCode.swift b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftCode.swift
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index 00000000..cc7a97bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftCode.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Foundation
+
+// force the function to have a name callable by the c code
+@_silgen_name("swiftHelloWorld")
+public func swiftHelloWorld(number: Int) -> Int {
+    print("Hello world from Swift: \(number)")
+    return 69
+}
diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftHelloWorld.c b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftHelloWorld.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed30bf47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/SwiftHelloWorld.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <jni.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld.h"
+#include "app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_swift.h"
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_printHelloWorldImpl
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
+
+    int result = swiftHelloWorld(42);
+    printf("%s%i%s", "Hello World from JNI! ", result, "\n");
+
+}
diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld.h b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e3bde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE - it is machine generated */
+#include <jni.h>
+/* Header for class app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld */
+
+#ifndef _Included_app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld
+#define _Included_app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+/*
+ * Class:     app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld
+ * Method:    printHelloWorldImpl
+ * Signature: ()V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_printHelloWorldImpl
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_swift.h b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_swift.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fdfdd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/c/app_logorrr_SwiftHelloWorld_swift.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int swiftHelloWorld(int);
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diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/java/app/logorrr/SwiftHelloWorld.java b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/java/app/logorrr/SwiftHelloWorld.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6bc5405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/java/app/logorrr/SwiftHelloWorld.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package app.logorrr;
+
+public class SwiftHelloWorld {
+
+    static {
+        System.loadLibrary("SwiftHelloWorld");
+    }
+
+    public static native void printHelloWorldImpl();
+
+    public static void main(final String[] args) {
+        printHelloWorldImpl();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/scala/app/logorrr/OsxBridge.scala b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/scala/app/logorrr/OsxBridge.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7bdb4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/native-osx/src/main/scala/app/logorrr/OsxBridge.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package app.logorrr
+
+object OsxBridge {
+
+  @native def printHelloWorldImpl() : Unit
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    System.loadLibrary("OsxBridge")
+    printHelloWorldImpl()
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/dist/dist-osx/pom.xml b/dist/dist-osx/pom.xml
index dacd1761..909772ba 100644
--- a/dist/dist-osx/pom.xml
+++ b/dist/dist-osx/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     <modules>
         <!-- atm there is no graalvm build active on macosx-->
         <!--  <module>binary-osx</module> -->
+        <module>native-osx</module>
         <module>installer-osx</module>
     </modules>
 
-</project>
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+</project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ae48406..b3727abf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
             </activation>
             <properties>
                 <jdk.home>${osx.jdk.home.aarch64}</jdk.home>
+                <jdk.javac>${jdk.home}/bin/javac</jdk.javac>
             </properties>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@
                                         <requireProperty>
                                             <property>mac.signingkey.username</property>
                                             <message>You must set property 'mac.signingkey.username' to create
-                                                a signed pkg file. A valid entry has to have the following form: 'John Doe (ABCDEFGHIJ)'
+                                                a signed pkg file. A valid entry has to have the following form: 'John
+                                                Doe (ABCDEFGHIJ)'
                                             </message>
                                         </requireProperty>
                                         <!--
@@ -107,6 +109,14 @@
                                                 aarch64 jdk.
                                             </message>
                                         </requireProperty>
+                                        <requireProperty>
+                                            <property>osx.swiftc</property>
+                                            <message>You have to set 'osx.swiftc' to the swiftc compiler.</message>
+                                        </requireProperty>
+                                        <requireProperty>
+                                            <property>osx.gcc</property>
+                                            <message>You have to set 'osx.gcc' to the gcc compiler.</message>
+                                        </requireProperty>
                                     </rules>
                                     <fail>true</fail>
                                 </configuration>