MacOS Sequoia -- "Allow Apps from Anywhere" (or GateKeeper) has been modified..

This question was answered on page 1 from bwan1011. Tested it myself, worked a treat.

So, I figured it out how to allow apps from anywhere. But learned its the order of operations on how to enable this option has changed. @etresoft was correct and you can still enable the setting, but you must do the following.

Follow the order exactly:

1. Open up System Settings
2. In System Settings, navigate to "Privacy & Security". Leave Window Open in the Background
3. Open up Terminal (as separate window). DO NOT CLOSE System Settings
4. In Terminal, run "sudo spctl --master-disable" --> Type Password --> Click Enter
5. In System Settings, navigate out of "Privacy & Security" Page (For Example -- Click on "Lockscreen"), then navigate back to "Privacy & Security"
6. In System Settings --> Privacy & Security Page --> Scroll Down to bottom --> Select "Allow Application From" --> Select "Anywhere" (the option will now appear) --> Type Password

sadly my Allow Applications from drop down does not have "Anywhere". Any ideas why? Anyone. Please God

ToddToddRoy wrote:

sadly my Allow Applications from drop down does not have "Anywhere". Any ideas why? Anyone. Please God

You don't want that. As mentioned earlier, it's a huge security hole.

I have no issues opening a .json file.

What is the default app you have set for opening a json file? Maybe it is that app that is quarantined.

In the begining it was Cursor, since I recently installed it and it connected all the .json files by default, meanwhile opening Cursor itself from Launchpad was just fine. Then I right clicked on the json file and tried to open it in Sublime Text, the GateKeeper still prevented me from opening it.

Well now I can open it, but I don't really know what I did worked...

There are a number of proposed solutions here, but they're mostly aimed at changing global privileges, which undermines Apple's attempts to protect users. However you can enable specific applications from the terminal under macOS Sequoia by typing:

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

Usually it's easiest just to drag the app from the Finder window to the command line to get the full path. In my case I wanted to run the Apple Silicon version of Mini vMac, which is in my Applications/Emulators folder.

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Emulators/MiniVMac/Mini\ vMac.app

I found the solution here:

[Edited by Moderator]

Puedo confirmar que el comando sudo spctl --master-disable funciona para habilitar de cualquier sitio saludos

Thanks for this. Why is it not enable (the option) in the first place.

Just wanted to say "thank you!"

Created a community account just for you — you're awesome bwan1011!!