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Note to self: Allow to run applications from unverified sources on MacOS X Sierra 10.12

Every now and then I stumble across some more or less cool application I install on my Mac. Some of them were built by authors not verified by Apple. Whenever this happens you see a box popping up telling you that you can’t run that app. You can go to the security / Gatekeeper pref pane and allow for this app for this time to run but the option just to allow all unverified apps to start is gone since 10.11 I suppose.

Since Apple very seldom removes a functionality from a new release there is a way to switch to allowing those apps from the command line. I found a solution on the german Mac site MacGadget:

sudo spctl --master-disable

This works just like to old option setting. HTH.