Pared - remove unwanted Apple Intelligence models without disabling SIP

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Summary

Pared is an open-source macOS tool (app, terminal wizard, and Nix modules) that lets users selectively disable Apple Intelligence features and remove unwanted on-device models without turning off System Integrity Protection.

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4evy/pared

Source: https://github.com/4evy/pared

Pared — A little less AI. A little more Mac. Choose the features you keep. Remove the models you don’t need.

Download Pared for macOS
Unzip the download and drag Pared to Applications.

Prefer the terminal? Run this to open the setup wizard:

curl -fsSL --proto '=https' --proto-redir '=https' \
  https://github.com/4evy/pared/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Requires Apple silicon and macOS 27 or newer. No Xcode or Homebrew needed.

Website · Documentation · More install options

Apple Intelligence, on your terms

Choose which Apple Intelligence features stay on your Mac, then remove models you no longer need. Pared includes a native app, terminal wizard, and Nix modules. System Integrity Protection stays enabled.

Pared’s Overview page with a choice summary, feature controls, model removal, and expandable downloads

Keep what you use

Keep Writing Tools, turn off Genmoji, or switch everything off. Pared keeps shared models needed by features in its catalog that you leave on or unmanaged.

Pared’s Features page with Writing Tools set to Off in the draft choices

A few choices, then a review

  1. Choose your features. Set each one to On, Off, or App Default. A new policy starts with everything off; review your choices before saving
  2. Finish setup. Install Pared’s configuration profile in System Settings. It applies supported controls and blocks unwanted model downloads
  3. Review model removal. Pared shows which models can go before you confirm. Saving feature settings and removing models are separate actions

Pared’s Setup page with profile installation status and the steps to save choices, install the profile, and refresh

Want a feature back? Turn it on, install the updated profile, then request its models in Pared. For features Pared can’t download directly, use their Apple app.

Use

Open Pared or run pared wizard. Opening either changes nothing; feature choices stay in a draft until you save.

Pared’s terminal wizard selecting features, reviewing a draft, and previewing model removal

See the app manual or command-line guide for setup and commands.

Configure it with Nix

Use the nix-darwin or Home Manager module to manage your choices. Both remove eligible models during activation by default; set programs.pared.cleanupOnActivation = false; to opt out. Install the generated profile in System Settings to block future downloads.

See the Nix setup guide and option reference.

Build from source

With Xcode 27 or newer, run from this checkout:

tools/build-app.sh
open .build/Pared.app

For CLI and offline installation, see the command-line guide.

How it works

Pared uses Apple’s asset service to remove models. Read how profiles and model removal work for the implementation and compatibility limits.

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