RemoveMacAI reclaims 12GB of storage from macOS 27 AI

You probably don't need all the AI models that macOS 27 crams onto your drive. MacRumors shares a story about RemoveMacAI, a new open-source tool that clears out Apple's extra software and gives you your storage back.

What it frees up

RemoveMacAI claims over 12GB of space. In macOS 27, Apple took away the main switch to turn off Apple Intelligence. Turn off the features one by one, and the data stays on your drive. The developer of RemoveMacAI built a workaround.

How it works

The tool uses a configuration profile to kill Apple's asset management service. It then pulls the models and routes any new download attempts to a closed port on your machine so they never land. It doesn't mess with System Integrity Protection or force you to delete things from protected spots.

What you give up

You give up Siri AI features, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, the ChatGPT integration, summaries, smart replies, inline predictions, Photos Clean Up, Spatial Photos, and Xcode predictive completion. Dictation stays. There is a revert command if you change your mind.

The catch

The tool depends on configuration keys that Apple deprecated in macOS 26.4, according to the developer. They work in 27.0.1 for now, but a future update might break the tool. MacRumors does not endorse RemoveMacAI. Use it at your own risk.

If you are on a 256GB Mac and you never use the AI stuff, this is worth a look. If you rely on any of the features in the loss list above, skip it.

• Apple Intelligence
• MacOS 27
• open source
• RemoveMacAI
• Storage guide