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Overview​

About this collection

This is a collection of privacy scripts for macOS.

These changes use Mac system commands to update your settings.

Whether you're using the latest macOS version or an older release, our community-tested scripts will help you maintain a secure environment.

See also Windows and Linux collections.

Implementation Details

  • Language: bash

  • Scripts Count: 142 scripts

  • Categories: 34

  • Required Privileges: Administrative (sudo) access

  • Compatibility: macOS only

  • Reversibility: Some changes may be permanent

Apply now​

Choose one of two ways to apply:

  1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
  2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

Alternative 1. Automatically apply​

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily. It allows also selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. You can restore parts of this action (revert back to the original behavior) using the application. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

Open privacy.sexy

privacy.sexy instructions

  1. Open or download the desktop application

  2. Open the collection on top menu: macOS.

  3. Select a level on top left:

    • Standard: Recommended

    • Strict: Recommended if you understand and accept their implications

    • All: Not recommended at all

  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

Alternative 2. Download​

You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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Strict

Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.

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All

Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Irreversible Changes

Some actions conducted are irreversible, meaning there is no straightforward method to restore changes once applied. Either run only reversible scripts or exercise caution before running, restoring it may not be possible.

Recommended: Create a Time Machine backup before doing any changes.

Standard​

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

Download only standard scripts by clicking on the button:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Strict​

This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.

Use with Caution

This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.

Download Strict scripts:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

All​

This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.

Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

Download all scripts:

Download script

Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:

Download restore script

Explore further​

This collection includes 142 scripts in different 34 categories.

These are categorized under 5 subcategories. Click on them to explore them further:

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