How can I allow an app to open that has been stopped from opening with the following message: "can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.

i'm trying to open a package from Anthem Audio that contains the Anthem Room Correction software. When I go to open the package it tell me: "can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software." I've checked in System Preferences but can't figure it out. Any help is appreciated.

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 16, 2019 10:44 AM

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Posted on Aug 12, 2019 12:12 AM

At the time of writing, you can get round this by deleting the quarantine extended attribute on the application.


xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/file



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How can I allow an app to open that has been stopped from opening with the following message: "can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.

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