macOS High Sierra is a great update and brings lots of new and much needed improvements but that doesn’t mean that some of the changes can’t be annoying.

For example, just like in macOS Sierra, one of the changes that Gatekeeper comes with is that there’s no immediate way to allow unsigned apps to open.

Up until now, Gatekeeper also allowed you to open apps downloaded from “Anywhere” but that’s no longer the case. Of course you can still open unsigned apps, but it’s a pain in the ass.

Let’s say you want to open a free app like Audacity. /productivity-apps-fpr-mac.html. Open it and you will get this pop-up…

Allowing Third Party Applications to Install on a MacBook Some applications are not signed by Apple and will not be able to be installed. If you trust the application and know you want to install it, follow these steps to allow third party apps to install. Mac App Store: Click a Button to Install an App. We’re all used to app stores on our phones, but on the desktop they remain an oddity. Still, the Mac App Store is a decent first place to check. Open the store, search for the app you want, and click “Get” then “Download.”. Apple really, really wants you to download apps from the App Store so they've made it difficult to download applications from unidentified developers. In previous versions of OS X, you could simply open the Security & Privacy settings and choose to allow apps downloaded from anywhere. But on macOS Sierra that option is gone. In Mac OS X Mountain Lion and later versions, the user has an option if they want to install apps from unidentified developer. This is good because there are many unidentified applications that you can download online and you know it is safe even if it is not caming from Mac App Store. All your apps in one place. Anywhere, anytime. Provide equitable access to academic software for all students on any device. Deliver 100% of apps from a single centralized platform, whether they're installed, virtualized, SaaS, web or remote apps.

Of course you can still open unsigned apps, but it’s a pain in the ass. Let’s say you want to open a free app like Audacity. Open it and you will get this pop-up Ok, nothing new here. This was present in previous OS X version too. However, in previous versions you always had the option to set OS X and allow unsigned apps from “Anywhere”.

Ok, nothing new here. This was present in previous OS X version too. However, in previous versions you always had the option to set OS X and allow unsigned apps from “Anywhere”.

Macos Install Apps From Anywhere

In macOS High Sierra that option is missing and, you will always have to go to System Preferences>Security & Privacy> and click on a new button that says “Open Anyway”.

Luckily there’s an easy fix for this:
1. Open up Terminal, type “sudo spctl –master-disable”( no quotes ), and hit enter ( NOTE: you might not be able to copy – paste the command in the terminal. See the screenshot below to make sure you enter it correctly )

2. Type in your password ( you won’t be able to see what you’re typing ), and hit enter

3. You’re done.

Now you can go to Preferences>Security & Privacy and choose “Anywhere”

Install Apps From Anywhere Macbook Pro

NOTE: if you want, for some reason, to go back to the way macOS High Sierra wants it all you have to do is repeat all the steps above but instead of “disable” change it to “enable”. ( i.e. “sudo spctl –master-enable” )