Command-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27
A new tool is allowing Mac users the ability again to easily turn off Apple Intelligence with one click and free up to 12GB of storage.
TL;DR
- macOS 27 lacks a direct toggle to disable Apple Intelligence, making it difficult to turn off and occupying disk space.
- The command-line tool RemoveMacAI enables macOS 27 users to disable Apple Intelligence features and delete associated models.
- This tool frees up to 12GB of storage, with models potentially taking up over 30GB.
- RemoveMacAI disables Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and the ChatGPT extension, while keeping dictation functional.
- The tool uses an approved configuration profile and Apple's asset service, keeping System Integrity Protection intact.
- It is open source, reversible, and allows users to selectively disable features.
- User interest in RemoveMacAI indicates a desire for control over system resources and a preference against certain AI features.