diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/darwin.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/darwin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef9dad66b5d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/darwin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenvNoCC, lib, fetchzip }:
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "ripcord";
+  version = "0.4.29";
+
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "https://cancel.fm/dl/Ripcord_Mac_${version}.zip";
+    sha256 = "sha256-v8iydjLBjFN5LuctpcBpEkhSICxPhLKzLjSASWtsQok=";
+    stripRoot = false;
+  };
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+  dontFixup = true; # modification is not allowed by the license https://cancel.fm/ripcord/shareware-redistribution/
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/Applications
+    cp -r $src/Ripcord.app $out/Applications/
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Desktop chat client for Slack and Discord";
+    homepage = "https://cancel.fm/ripcord/";
+    # See: https://cancel.fm/ripcord/shareware-redistribution/
+    license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mikroskeem ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/default.nix
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9b5feecc0b4c..751a4c1c4971 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28467,7 +28467,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ries = callPackage ../applications/science/math/ries { };
 
-  ripcord = qt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord { };
+  ripcord = if stdenv.isLinux then
+    qt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord { }
+  else
+    callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/ripcord/darwin.nix { };
 
   ripser = callPackage ../applications/science/math/ripser { };