macOS - Sierra - Disable Gatekeeper and Allow Apps From Anywhere - MacOS X Software https://www.tweaking4all.com/forum/macos-x-software/macos-sierra-disable-gatekeeper-and-allow-apps-from-anywhere/ Tweaking4All.com Discussion Board en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:45:04 +0000 wpForo 60 macOS - Sierra - Disable Gatekeeper and Allow Apps From Anywhere https://www.tweaking4all.com/forum/macos-x-software/macos-sierra-disable-gatekeeper-and-allow-apps-from-anywhere/#post-469 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:18:20 +0000 With the new "Security & Privacy" features of macOS Sierra and High Sierra, you may have notice that apps now are only allowed either from the App Store or from identified developers. In previous macOS version, we had the option for apps from "Anywhere" but that option is now gone ... or is it?

To enable "Anywhere" again, try this in Terminal:

sudo spctl --master-disable

If you'd like to go back to the default settings:

sudo spctl --master-enable
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