RemoveMacAI: a new Mac app that deletes Apple Intelligence
A new Mac app called RemoveMacAI promises to delete Apple Intelligence files from a Mac and reclaim disk space. It began as a Terminal command that gained popularity in late September and is now a wrapped app with a built-in tutorial and modular toggles for Siri AI, the ChatGPT extension, Writing Tools, Image Playground and other components. In the reviewer's test it freed 11.7GB, roughly in line with the developer's claim of up to 12GB. Caveats apply: the app is unsigned, so macOS blocks it by default and users must manually allow it and install a custom configuration profile; the developer says System Integrity Protection is never disabled and that the app makes no network requests and collects no telemetry, and the changes can be undone.
For users short on storage or wary of Apple Intelligence, this offers a way to reclaim space, though its unsigned distribution raises trust and security questions.
- A new app called RemoveMacAI can delete Apple Intelligence files
- Doing so can reclaim up to 12GB of storage space
- But it comes with some scary warnings that shouldn’t be ignored
Apple promises that its new Siri AI and Apple Intelligence tools can help improve your daily experience through the magic of AI. Many people aren’t convinced, though, and a new Mac app has been doing the rounds that promises to delete Apple’s AI for good — so I decided to take it for a spin to see what all the fuss was about.
Dubbed RemoveMacAI, the app originally gained popularity in late September. At that time, though, it was just a simple Terminal command, which — given the obvious security risks of entering unknown code into a utility as powerful as the Terminal — turned some people off.
Now, the same developer is back with a Mac app that is essentially a wrapper for the command. This makes it a lot easier to understand what you’re deleting and what you’re enabling when you use the app, with a built-in tutorial and clear toggles spread across several different tabs and categories.
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