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Disabling Gatekeeper From the Apple menu, open the "System Preferences" application. Click on Security & Privacy > General tab. If the lock in the left-hand cor
by catmistake 6y ago
Disabling Gatekeeper
From the Apple menu, open the "System Preferences" application.
Click on Security & Privacy > General tab.
If the lock in the left-hand corner is locked, click on it, then enter your Mac's username and password. This may not be required.
Click "Anywhere" under "Allow applications downloaded from:".
If you followed Step 3, please click the lock in the left-hand corner to return it to its locked state.
Close "System Preferences".
- jbergens 6y agoSounds like a security disaster for non-technical users. It is much better to trust a specific app from now on than to trust the entire internet from now on.
- catmistake 6y agoThe assumption is that developers need free reign. One would hope a developer is a technical and savvy user. Not for nothing, Gatekeeper once did not exist. Myriads of Mac OS X users were not p0wned. But your point is not lost on me.
- ttepasse 6y agoSince MacOS Sierra the “Anywhere” option is not visible per default in the System preferences. To set Gatekeeper to “Anywhere” you‘ll need to do it via terminal: $ sudo spctl --master-disable Then the “Anywhere” option is visible in the System Preferences UI. But only while active.