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alienator88/Sentinel

Configure Gatekeeper, remove apps from quarantine and self-sign apps observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/alienator88/Sentinel · homepage · Swift · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 81
  • Release rhythm 58
  • Longevity 90

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 28
  • age_days: 1260
  • days_rel: 282
  • days_push: 114
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1731 stars · 55 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Sentinel is a native macOS SwiftUI application providing a GUI for managing Gatekeeper settings. It lets users unquarantine apps by drag-and-drop or Finder right-click, ad-hoc self-sign apps, and configure Gatekeeper behavior.

Use cases

  • remove quarantine attribute from downloaded mac apps
  • disable gatekeeper warnings on macos
  • self-sign an unsigned app with ad-hoc certificate
  • unquarantine apps from finder context menu
  • open apps blocked by 'cannot be opened because developer cannot be verified'

When to choose

  • you frequently install unsigned or unnotarized apps on macOS
  • you want a GUI instead of xattr/codesign terminal commands
  • you need a Finder extension for quick unquarantining

When to avoid

  • you need active support or new features - development is on hold
  • you are on macOS earlier than Ventura (13.0)
  • you need enterprise-wide MDM gatekeeper policy management

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

security gui developer-tools security apple-ecosystem desktop-applications gatekeeper quarantine codesigning swiftui finder-extension macos

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
alienator88/Sentinelmain75

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