macOS deprecation

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eppic
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macOS deprecation

Post by eppic » Sun Feb 08, 2026 7:48 am

When installing MakeMKV via Homebrew on macOS, you're currently getting warned that MakeMKV has been "deprecated because it does not pass the macOS Gatekeeper check" and will be "disabled on 2026-09-01".

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Are there any plans to fix this and have the code properly signed in time? This should be expected from a software that is technically not freeware.

dcoke22
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Re: macOS deprecation

Post by dcoke22 » Wed Feb 18, 2026 3:19 pm

I don't think MakeMKV has ever been signed by the developer for macOS. I don't expect it will be, but I'm just speculating.

It has never occurred to me to try to install MakeMKV via Homebrew.

You can install unsigned software on your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102445

psycoperl
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Re: macOS deprecation

Post by psycoperl » Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:43 pm

Just wondering if MakeMKV is going to be impacted when Apple deprecates and basically removes Rosetta 2 in the next MacOS in September. Is the MacOS version a universal binary or written for the Apple Silicon?

dcoke22
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Re: macOS deprecation

Post by dcoke22 » Thu Feb 19, 2026 1:09 am

When I look in Activity Monitor the 'kind' for the MakeMKV process shows as Apple, so it is running natively on Apple Silicon.

psycoperl
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Re: macOS deprecation

Post by psycoperl » Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:32 am

That's a relief.

Now I just wonder about what to use instead of MKVToolsNix as they won't be migrating to Apple Silicon.

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