From Ars Technica · · 1m 40s
Tool lets Mac users strip Apple Intelligence in seconds
A command-line utility removes Apple's AI features and frees up storage on macOS 27, which lacks a built-in toggle.
In brief
A command-line utility removes Apple's AI features and frees up storage on macOS 27, which lacks a built-in toggle. A developer created RemoveMacAI to let macOS 27 users disable Apple Intelligence and reclaim storage space that Apple's system no longer allows them to toggle off. Originally reported by Ars Technica.
macOS 27 locks in Apple Intelligence
macOS 27 Golden Gate removed the toggle for turning off Apple Intelligence, forcing users to keep AI models even if unused. The models take up storage space regardless of whether features are disabled.
Developer creates RemoveMacAI tool
A developer known as Om Lahore on GitHub created RemoveMacAI last week, a command-line tool that lets macOS 27 users turn off Apple Intelligence in a fully reversible way.
Storage freed up to 12GB or more
Apple's Intelligence models take up about twelve gigabytes according to the developer, though The Verge noted they can actually take up over thirty gigabytes. RemoveMacAI frees this space.
What RemoveMacAI actually disables
The tool turns off Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension, and all summaries, then deletes the models and stops macOS from downloading them again. Dictation still works.
“turns off Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension, and all the summaries, then it deletes the models and stops macOS from downloading them again”
How the tool works safely
RemoveMacAI uses a configuration profile approved in System Settings and Apple's own asset service, keeping System Integrity Protection on. Users can revert changes and remove only unwanted features.
“It uses a configuration profile you approve in System Settings plus Apple's own asset service, so System Integrity Protection stays on”
Tool gains traction among users
RemoveMacAI has one thousand seven hundred stars on GitHub and some users report it works. The tool shows aversion some users have to Apple Intelligence despite Apple's growing focus on AI upgrades.
The bottom line
A developer created RemoveMacAI to let macOS 27 users disable Apple Intelligence and reclaim storage space that Apple's system no longer allows them to toggle off.
