Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back
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A tool to disable Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and reclaim disk space from downloaded models.
RemoveMacAI is a one-command tool that disables Apple Intelligence features on macOS 27 and removes associated models from disk. It uses a configuration profile to apply restriction keys and blocks model redownloads via a local port. It affects Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, ChatGPT extension, summaries, smart replies, spatial photos, Photos Clean Up, and Xcode completion. All changes are reversible with a revert command. The tool makes no network requests and collects no data. Requires Apple silicon.
What commenters are saying
The dominant reaction is strong criticism of the "curl | bash" installation method, with many commenters arguing it is insecure and should be avoided. They note that such scripts can mutate mid-download or serve different content based on the requester, and that even with hashes, integrity verification is not authentication. Some defend the practice, arguing that many package managers like pip and npm have similar risks and that users rarely audit code. A minority point to the Homebrew tap as a less risky alternative, though others note third-party taps offer little improvement.