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

If the goal is better security, and the way around this is to completely disable the gatekeeper...

...isn't that a worse situation that the current control click warning?

This feels like a windows situation...

Finally discovered the answer. Hope this helps.

You need to disable both Gatekeeper (enable Anywhere) and SIP(System Integrity Protection).

To disable SIP:

Step 1: Enter macOS recovery mode. Depending on whether your computer is an Intel or ARM chip (M1, M2, M…), there will be different ways to enter recovery.

• ARM chip: Turn off the device completely, press and hold the power button until the screen displays the words “Loading startup options”, then release the power button.
• Intel chip: Click the Apple icon on the menu bar, select Restart, then press Command R and hold until the startup screen appears.

Step 2: Open Terminal from the menu bar above. Suppose you do not immediately see this screen when entering recovery. In that case, you may have to go through steps such as selecting Options, selecting User, and entering the password to open the device.

Step 3: Enter this command line into Terminal to disable SIP on Mac. The system may ask for a password to disable SIP; enter your device’s password and then Enter.

csrutil disable

You may be asked by the system, “Allow booting unsigned operating system and any kernel extensions for OS Macintosh HD? [y/n]” , then you need to enter “y” and then Enter to continue.

Step 4: Check the results returned by the system. If you see “Successfully disabled System Integrity Protection” or “System Integrity Protection is off” in Terminal, you have successfully disabled SIP on Mac. Now enter the reboot command and then Enter to reboot the device.

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

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.

For those that do not wish to tinker with the terminal, just use Onyx from titanium software...

It is a multifunction utility that has been around since the days of Jaguar and it works with the latest Sequoia.

You can set various "hidden" mac settings, set Finder patameters and so much more but most importantly disable gatekeeper with just one toggle.

I am not affiliated with Onyx in any shape or form, just a happy user since Mac OS X 10.2, so here is the download page:

Onyx

This works with Mac OS 15.1.1. Gotta say, I think I'm done with the overlords at Apple.

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...

Thank you for this answer.

Can you re-enable GateKeeper after allowing a specific app? If so, how?

I tried using "sudo spctl --master-enable" but I received this message:

"This operation is no longer supported. Please see the man page for more information."

Thoughts?

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!!

Thank you!

As far as I'm concerned, this is the right answer. Thanks snial!

This. Apple please do better, I beg you.