RemoveMacAI: apaga Apple Intelligence y libera espacio en disco

Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI features integrated into macOS, iOS, and iPadOS since 2024, continues to occupy disk space even after disabling its individual functions through System Preferences. macOS 27 has eliminated the single toggle switch that disables everything at once, and downloaded models (from the base model to the one generating Genmoji) remain on disk until the system decides to delete them on its own, a process that can take days.

RemoveMacAI, a command-line tool published on GitHub, resolves this issue with a single reversible command: it disables each function, deletes downloaded models, and prevents macOS from downloading them again. TL;DR RemoveMacAI completely disables Apple's AI functions and deletes their on-device models with a single reversible command in macOS 27.

RemoveMacAI provides a status listing of each function and whether its model is still downloaded on disk. A configuration profile blocks the automatic redownload of models after deletion. The command `removemacai off --keep siri` disables everything except Siri without losing its point-and-click function. The command `removemacai revert` restores original settings, allowing macOS to redownload what it needs.

Apple Intelligence consists of AI functions integrated into Apple's operating systems, including Siri, Writing Tools for text rewriting, Genmoji for creating personalized emojis, Image Playground for generating images, automatic summaries in Mail, Messages, Safari, Notes, and notifications, smart replies in Mail, real-time text prediction, Spatial Photos, automatic photo cleanup, and Xcode's predictive text completion.

Each function depends on at least one model that macOS downloads and stores on disk the first time it's activated. Removing them individually is crucial for users with limited storage, as a MacBook Air or Mac mini with 256 GB can lose non-trivial space due to accumulated models (text summarizer, image generator, Genmoji, Spatial Photos, photo cleanup, and Xcode autocomplete) that are never actively used.

To measure disk usage, run `removemacai status`, which lists each function with the state of its model on disk.

RemoveMacAI intervenes in two points of this circuit. First, it installs a configuration profile applying Apple's restriction keys to each function, enforcing the settings that don't have a restriction key of their own. Secondly, it requests the Apple assets service to delete downloaded models and redirects each model's download URL to a local closed port, preventing macOS from downloading them again.

RemoveMacAI runs exclusively on Apple Silicon and requires macOS 27 (version 0.2.3 or later) and admin privileges to approve the configuration profile. The official script downloads the latest release, verifies its SHA-256 checksum, and executes it from a temporary directory without installing anything permanently. Alternatively, Homebrew users can install it with a single command: `brew install omlahore/tap/removemacai && removemacai`.

Before using RemoveMacAI, it's recommended to check what's installed by running `removemacai status`, which lists each function and whether its model is still downloaded on disk.