App Can’t Be Opened Because It Is From An Unidentified Developer – How To Fix It
When you want to download an app for your Mac, the best and safest place to get it is in the App Store. The system on the Mac will not allow the launch of apps that came from unidentified developers. Trying to open such an app will trigger a message that will say, “App can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer”. It happens because of the security feature, gatekeeper. You can get around this feature temporarily, but you can also turn off the option that prevents apps from unidentified developers from being launched. We will share the steps for both.
We’ve mentioned it already that the first option you have is to get around the feature temporarily. To do that, follow a few simple steps:
It can’t be simpler, right? And this option suits most of the users because the majority of people want to install one or two apps that come from the unidentified developer. On the other hand, if there are more apps, you need to click on the option many times. If that doesn’t seem like a good idea, you can turn the feature off entirely. Here is how:
