RemoveMacAI Strips Apple Intelligence From macOS 27, Freeing Up to 12GB
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Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 5
RemoveMacAI Strips Apple Intelligence From macOS 27, Freeing Up to 12GB
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Oct 5
Summary
Om Lahore’s RemoveMacAI gives macOS 27 users a one-command way to fully reverse Apple Intelligence, delete its local models and reclaim about 12GB of storage.
macOS 27 Golden Gate no longer includes a master toggle to disable Apple Intelligence, leaving unwanted AI features harder to turn off and their models occupying disk space even when unused.
The tool disables Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT extension and summary features, then blocks macOS from downloading the models again; dictation still works separately.
Lahore says the models take about 12GB, while The Verge noted they can exceed 30GB, underscoring storage concerns as Apple bakes AI deeper into macOS.