![Fixing “Apple could not verify [some app] is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.” Move to trash? I don’t think so](https://blog.kolja-nolte.com/wp-content/uploads/macbook-pro-css.webp "Read \"Fixing \"Apple could not verify [some app] is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.\" Move to trash? I don't think so\"")
Apple doesn’t like software that doesn’t come from the App Store. In fact, Apple doesn’t want any software that has not been vetted by Apple itself. This applies to cracked apps (shame on you 🤐) and open-source apps from, let’s say, GitHub.
The error message for this is always the same: “Apple could not verify [some app] is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. ” It actually recommends moving the app to Trash. God, thanks. macOS has a decent command line, which allows us to fix this issue with just one line of code.
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