https://github.com/tachoknight/removequarantinelock

Workflow to remove the quarantine lock from files for macOS
https://github.com/tachoknight/removequarantinelock

applescript automator automator-action automator-script automator-workflow macos macos-service macosx quick-service workflow

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Workflow to remove the quarantine lock from files for macOS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tachoknight/removequarantinelock
• Owner: tachoknight
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2025-05-06T15:28:10.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-06T16:06:06.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-19T16:26:26.618Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: applescript, automator, automator-action, automator-script, automator-workflow, macos, macos-service, macosx, quick-service, workflow
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• Size: 459 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# RemoveQuarantineLock

Workflow to remove the quarantine lock from files for macOS.

## Purpose

Developers have a lot of programs that are not notorized, Java web apps like `.war` files, for example. These are files that I created and know are not malicious, but trying to open them in anything on macOS results in getting a dialog like:

![Not allowed](https://github.com/tachoknight/RemoveQuarantineLock/blob/main/lock.png)

So I decided to write a [Quick Action](https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/use-quick-action-workflows-aut73234890a/mac) in Automator to make it easy to disable the quarantine lock on any file.

## Installation

Simply place **Remove quarantine lock.workflow** in the `~/Library/Services` directory. 

## Usage

Right-click on the file in question, then select "Services", then choose "Remove quarantine lock" from the "Quick Actions" menu item. There is no output; the file will now be usable.

## How It Works

The workflow is three steps:

1. Workflow receives the selected file

2. Run AppleScript to get the absolute path of the selected file in standard Unix format. This was taken _directly_ from [my GetAbsolutePath workflow](https://github.com/tachoknight/GetAbsolutePath/tree/master).

3. Run a one-line shell script that actually disables the quarantine lock. The command it runs is:

	`xattr -d com.apple.quarantine $1`

	where `$1` is the filename with path from step 2.