[size=200][url=https://www.startools.org/downloads/macos-notes/]macOS notes[/url][/size]


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^ macOS may refuse to launch StarTools when double-clicking it



Users may have to "unquarantine" StarTools, before the OS allows it to run. Alternatively  StarTools can be launched via control + clicking (right clicking) on the  application, Show  Package Contents, navigating to Contents/MacOS and  clicking on the  application.


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^ Under Settings, Security & Privacy, click the Open Anyway button.



The following two commands unquarantines StarTools on macOS 13 Ventura and later;


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^ Right clicking on StarTools will allow you to unquarantine StarTools via the Terminal

[code]sudo xattr -d -rs com.apple.quarantine StarTools.app
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and then;


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^ These two commands should succesfully unquarantine StarTools

[code]sudo xattr -d -rs com.apple.provenance StarTools.app[/code]


The following single command unquarantines StarTools on macOS 12 and earlier;

[code]xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine StarTools.app
[/code]


[b]Please see the screenshots for more information, or [url=https://download.startools.org/StarTools%20macOS.pdf]download this detailed guide[/url].[/b]