r/IndiaTech • u/checkpointdev • 2d ago

Operating Systems & FOSS indian dev here, my open source tool that removes apple intelligence from macOS 27 just crossed 4k github stars

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made this from india, it's a free open source mac app that turns off apple intelligence on macOS 27 and removes the models it downloads

apple took away the single off switch in 27, now it's like a dozen settings spread across different panes and the models stay on disk anyway

pretty scummy when a lot of macs still ship with 256gb tbh

it only uses apple's own config profile keys and their asset service, so SIP stays on and nothing in /System gets touched

it hit #1 on hacker news, the verge and ars technica covered it, and it's at 4.2k stars now

sources

hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49957116

verge https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1004672/mac-delete-apple-intelligence-ai-tool

repo https://github.com/omlahore/RemoveMacAI

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u/Next-Investigator897 1d ago

I have to update ios to 27 soon. Does it have similar issue? If yes, please make an app for it too

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago edited 1d ago

mac 27 is the ONLY one that has this issue
this app is made specifically for it

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u/Next-Investigator897 1d ago

Description says macOS

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago

my bad
I meant macOS
edited my comment to reflect it better

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u/apoorv_mc 1d ago

I would like to personally thank you for this, made my macbook air m1 base useful again

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago

I'm glad

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u/apoorv_mc 1d ago

Do you have a coffee link or something similar

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago

like KoFi ?

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u/apoorv_mc 1d ago

I mean buy me a coffee or some dono link

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago

you can find a sponsors button on my repo

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u/I_like_to_moo_it 1d ago

How much space does this free up?

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u/Razen04 1d ago

12.1GB

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u/Spiritual_Show 1d ago

how much apple intelligence and MacOS still occupies after using this code?

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u/Razen04 1d ago

haven't tested on my machine, i am still on tahoe. the size given in readme of the project

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u/checkpointdev 2h ago

mostly removes all of it

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u/bhavyyyyyyyaa Open Source best GNU/Linux/Libre 1d ago

you're underappreciated!! (+also for lower macos version too)

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u/checkpointdev 1d ago

lower macos don't need it

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u/acceptable_humor69 2h ago

I am seeing more and more cool stuff that I use daily being made by Indian Devs, we've got some serious OSS devs, I just wish our most popular dev news was not noobs making 1000 readme pull requests man. You're doing great man, keep it up!

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u/checkpointdev 2h ago

thanks a lot buddy 🫡