I need to do a design outline for a steel fabricator. I was directed toward FreeCAD but can't verify that is is free of malware. Can someone please recommend a way forward; either to verify this software, or another program that would be suitable?
Cheers
MHS
MacBook Air, macOS 13.0
That is perfectly normal. It just means that the application has not been notarized. It does not mean it is harmful.
To open it, for the first time only, you need to do it in a slightlty different way: control-click the application in the Applications folder, and choose Open. A similar window appears, but this time with another button: "Open". Click it. From this moment on, you will be able to launch it in any way you like (double-click in the Finder, click the Dock icon, use Spotlight...)
That is perfectly normal. It just means that the application has not been notarized. It does not mean it is harmful.
To open it, for the first time only, you need to do it in a slightlty different way: control-click the application in the Applications folder, and choose Open. A similar window appears, but this time with another button: "Open". Click it. From this moment on, you will be able to launch it in any way you like (double-click in the Finder, click the Dock icon, use Spotlight...)
As long as you download it from the proper place and not from some dodgy site on the web, you should be just fine.
https://www.freecadweb.org
Building on the advise of @ Luis Sequeira1 above
To have a Bigger View of Apple Notarization Process , perhaps the user may have read over here in link provided
Notarizing macOS software before distribution
I need to do a design outline for a steel fabricator. I was directed toward FreeCAD but can't verify that it is free of malware. Can someone please recommend a way forward; either to verify this software, or another program that would be suitable? I've not used any CAD program before so something simple would be best.
Cheers
MHS
I get as before; can't be opened because developer can't be verified. What do you recommend?
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