Technology and Science05 October, 20262 min read
RemoveMacAI Lets Mac Users Turn Off Apple Intelligence And Delete Downloaded Models On macOS 27
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RemoveMacAI disables Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and removes about 12GB of models. macOS 27 lacks a global switch to disable Apple Intelligence, complicating removal.
RemoveMacAI targets macOS 27
A new open-source command-line tool called RemoveMacAI is drawing attention for letting Mac users who do not want Apple Intelligence reclaim storage on macOS 27 by turning off Apple Intelligence and removing downloaded models. Om Lahore published RemoveMacAI on GitHub and said the tool can “turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and remove its downloaded models.” RemoveMacAI is described as applying Apple’s own restriction keys through a configuration profile and using Apple’s asset service to remove models so macOS does not download them again.
The tool’s feature list includes Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension, and summaries in Mail, Messages, Safari, Notes and notifications, plus Mail smart replies and inline text predictions. Om Lahore also said dictation still works after running RemoveMacAI because it is “a separate setting, and its speech models are not removed.”
What it disables, what stays
Ars Technica said macOS 27 Golden Gate does not provide a toggle for turning off Apple Intelligence, which makes disabling AI features more difficult and leaves the AI models on disk even if users disable capabilities individually. RemoveMacAI is described as turning off Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension, and all the summaries, then deleting the models and stopping macOS from downloading them again. The tool’s scope extends to Mail smart replies, inline text predictions, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up, and Xcode predictive code completion, while it also removes apps that use Apple’s on-device models through the Foundation Models framework and the Use Model action in Shortcuts.
Help Net Security said the tool switches off Siri, including “Hey Siri” and the menu bar icon, plus Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and the ChatGPT extension. Help Net Security also said Dictation keeps working because it is a separate setting and its speech models stay, even as other Apple Intelligence features stop working.
Storage gains and reversibility
Multiple reports tie RemoveMacAI to reclaiming storage, with 9to5Mac saying the tool’s promise is letting users reclaim 12GB or more of storage on their Macs. The tool’s developer said RemoveMacAI can be “fully reversible,” and the project documentation describes a revert command that restores the previous settings and allows model downloads again. HardwarePremium said the creator estimates Apple’s models occupy “about 12 GB,” while a MacBook Air showed Apple Intelligence at 35.05 GB within system storage.
Cult of Mac said RemoveMacAI runs from Terminal, requires macOS 27 and a Mac with Apple silicon, and uses a configuration profile that applies Apple’s own restriction keys while keeping System Integrity Protection enabled. MacRumors said the profile reportedly persists across updates and warned that some configuration-profile restriction keys were deprecated by Apple in macOS 26.4, with the developer noting a future update could change that.