A command-line tool for macOS 27 that turns off Apple Intelligence features, removes the downloaded models (about 12 GB) and blocks them from being downloaded again; all changes are reversible.
Useful for
- Free about 12 GB of disk space by removing Apple Intelligence models
- Check with removemacai status which features are on and how much the models take
- Turn off Siri, Genmoji and Writing Tools while keeping some features via --keep
Before using
- License: MIT
- Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Why now
- Created on GitHub
- 2026-09-29 UTC
- First seen by GitNova
- 2026-10-03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9 / 10 · growing interest
Only 5 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-04: +541 stars (UTC)
Maximum over those 5 complete days: +541 on 2026-10-04; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
Measured: October 5, 2026, 06:36 UTC
Measurement details
- Created on GitHub: 2026-09-29; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-03 (UTC)
- +0 stars on 2026-10-05 (UTC)
- Only 5 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-04: +541 stars (UTC)
- Maximum over those 5 complete days: +541 on 2026-10-04; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
- Magnitude 7.9/10