When you download OnAirScreen as a `.dmg` from the internet (AstraStudio Customer Portal, our online shop), macOS marks the app with a quarantine flag. Gatekeeper then blocks the app on first launch — often with a message like *"OnAirScreen can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software"* or *"the developer cannot be verified"*.
OnAirScreen is not signed with an Apple Developer ID certificate, so macOS treats every downloaded copy as untrusted until you explicitly allow it.
com.apple.quarantine.This is normal for unsigned open-source macOS apps — not a sign that OnAirScreen is broken.
Option A — Terminal (recommended)
Open Terminal (Applications → Utilities → Terminal) and run:
sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OnAirScreen.app
Enter your Mac password (nothing appears while typing — that is normal).
Then start OnAirScreen from Applications or Launchpad.
Option B — Finder (without Terminal)
Check whether the quarantine flag is still set:
xattr -l /Applications/OnAirScreen.app
If removal worked, com.apple.quarantine should not appear in the output.
"No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine" The flag is already removed — try launching the app normally.
"Operation not permitted"
/Applications/OnAirScreen.appsudo as shown aboveApp still won't start
System Settings → Privacy & Security — look for Open AnywayOnly remove the quarantine flag for OnAirScreen copies you obtained from a trusted source (official website or your own CI build).