RemoveMacAI README

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RemoveMacAI

RemoveMacAI

Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and remove its downloaded models.

macOS 27 no longer has a single switch for Apple Intelligence, and its models stay on disk after the features are turned off. RemoveMacAI turns the features off, removes the models and prevents macOS from downloading them again. All changes can be reverted.

RemoveMacAI turning off Apple Intelligence

Demo video

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/omlahore/RemoveMacAI/main/install.sh | bash

The script downloads the latest release, verifies its SHA-256 checksum and runs it from a temporary directory. Nothing is installed.

Every release is built from its tag by GitHub Actions and carries a build provenance attestation. To check that a download came from this repository's source:

gh attestation verify removemacai-darwin-arm64.tar.gz -R omlahore/RemoveMacAI

With Homebrew:

brew install omlahore/tap/removemacai
removemacai

RemoveMacAI shows the current state and asks for confirmation. It then opens System Settings to install its configuration profile, which macOS requires the user to approve, and removes the models.

Usage

Command Description
removemacai Show the current state, then turn Apple Intelligence off
removemacai status Show each feature and the size of the models on disk
removemacai off --keep <features> Leave the listed features on
removemacai off --dry-run Show the changes without applying them
removemacai revert Undo all changes
removemacai features List the feature names accepted by --keep

To revert with the one-line installer:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/omlahore/RemoveMacAI/main/install.sh | bash -s revert

What it changes

Features turned off: Siri (including "Hey Siri" and the menu bar icon), Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension, summaries in Mail, Messages, Safari, Notes and notifications, Mail smart replies, inline text predictions, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up and Xcode predictive code completion.

Models removed: the Apple Intelligence foundation models and the models for image generation and Genmoji, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up and Xcode code completion.

Output of removemacai status

How it works

RemoveMacAI makes no network requests and collects no data.

FAQ

Does dictation still work? Yes. Dictation is a separate setting, and its speech models are not removed.

Do macOS updates undo the changes? No. The profile, including the download block, persists across updates.

Storage settings still lists Apple Intelligence after the models were deleted. Apple's asset service releases the models right away, but macOS deletes the files on its own schedule. Until then, System Settings > General > Storage keeps counting them under Apple Intelligence.

Why is a process named Siri still running? In macOS 27 the Spotlight window runs as a process named Siri. Some system services also stay loaded; they are protected by System Integrity Protection.

What stops working? The features listed above, apps that use Apple's on-device models (the Foundation Models framework and the Use Model action in Shortcuts), Visual Intelligence and natural-language editing in Calendar.

Requirements

Apple silicon.

macOS Status
27 Supported, tested on 27.0. On 27.0.1, use 0.2.3 or later.
26 and earlier Not supported

Uninstall

Run removemacai revert, then brew uninstall removemacai if it was installed with Homebrew.

Acknowledgements

RemoveMacAI is built on pared, a complete working tool by 4evy that first mapped the asset service, the model sets and several of the settings keys. Its license is in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.

License

MIT

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RemoveMacAI
Что это?RemoveMacAI — утилита для macOS 27, которая отключает функции Apple Intelligence (Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, генерацию изображений и другое), удаляет уже скачанные для них AI-модели и блокирует повторную загрузку этих моделей в macOS, причём каждое изменение обратимо.
Это приложение с графическим интерфейсом или то, что запускают из Terminal?Она поставляется и как нативное приложение macOS, и как CLI с именем removemacai, у которого есть команды вроде status, off, revert и features — для скриптов или работы в терминале.
Для этого нужен Apple Silicon?Да, требуется Apple Silicon, и поддерживается только macOS 27; конкретно на 27.0.1 нужна версия 0.2.3 или новее.
Это заработает на Mac с Intel или на macOS 26?Нет, macOS 26 и более старые версии не поддерживаются, а поскольку обязателен Apple Silicon, Mac на Intel тоже исключаются.
RemoveMacAI отправляет какие-то мои данные куда-либо?Нет, она работает полностью локально: сама не делает сетевых запросов и не собирает никаких данных.
Что именно она отключает?Она выключает Siri (включая Hey Siri), Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, расширение ChatGPT, сводки в Mail/Messages/Safari/Notes, встроенные текстовые подсказки, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up и предиктивное дополнение кода в Xcode, а также удаляет соответствующие локальные модели.
Могу ли я потом отменить изменения?Да, команда removemacai revert отменяет всё, и macOS заново скачает модели, когда какая-нибудь функция в следующий раз в них понадобится.
Отключение этого заодно выключает диктовку?Нет, диктовка использует отдельную настройку, и её речевые модели остаются нетронутыми.
Как она мешает macOS заново скачивать удалённые модели?Установленный конфигурационный профиль перенаправляет запрос на скачивание каждой модели на закрытый локальный порт, поэтому сервису ассетов Apple не удастся снова её получить, пока профиль не удалён.
What are similar projects?macspace-releases, macos-sysdata, FluentCleaner, PureMac, tendedero, greenbubbles, OpenYoink, apfel
Which topics is it in?apple-intelligence, bloatware-removal, system-cleaner, debloat, privacy-tools, offline-first, privacy-first, apple, macos-app, homebrew, app, apple-silicon
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omlahore
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6.2 MB
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Updated
CommitOct 18Releasev1.1.4Oct 18
Age
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Commits · 90 Days