diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 58de1b922..409821e55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 jobs:
   macOS:
     runs-on: macos-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - applications-to-install: "^(Chrome).*$"
+#    strategy:
+#      matrix:
+#        include:
+#          - applications-to-install: "^(Chrome).*$"
 #          - applications-to-install: "^([a-fA-F0-9]|Bash|Java).*$"
 #          - applications-to-install: "^([g-pG-P]|Bash|Java).*$"
 #          - applications-to-install: "^([q-zQ-Z]|Bash|Java).*$"
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install shellcheck
 
-      - name: Install applications in dotfiles
-        env:
-          INSTALL_APPLICATION_IF_READABLE_NAME_MATCH_REGEX: ${{ matrix.applications-to-install }}
-          TERM: xterm-256color
-        run: ./src/os/setup.sh -y
+#      - name: Install applications in dotfiles
+#        env:
+#          INSTALL_APPLICATION_IF_READABLE_NAME_MATCH_REGEX: ${{ matrix.applications-to-install }}
+#          TERM: xterm-256color
+#        run: ./src/os/setup.sh -y
 
       - name: Lint shell files
         run: ./scripts/lint/shell.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual_trigger_to_install_apps.yml b/.github/workflows/manual_trigger_to_install_apps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..083ad5763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual_trigger_to_install_apps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# For more information about the configurations used
+# in this file, please see the GitHub Actions documentation.
+#
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#workflow_dispatch
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+jobs:
+  macOS:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install applications
+        env:
+          INSTALL_APPLICATION_IF_READABLE_NAME_MATCH_REGEX: ${{ inputs.applicationsToInstall }}
+          TERM: xterm-256color
+        run: ./src/os/setup.sh -y
+
+name: macOS
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      applicationsToInstall:
+        description: 'Applications to install (whitelisted regex)'
+        required: true
+        default: '^(Chrome).*$'
+        type: string