This script disables (or enables) unneeded macOS services. It was derived from the work of pwnsdx. The agents and daemons used in the original script are used as-is.

This script needs to have macOS’s System Integrity Protection (SIP) disabled, in order for all the settings to take effect. Additionally, it requires that the user who is going to run this script must be an administrator.

We need to disable SIP, first. To do that, boot into recovery mode, then press and hold ⌘ + r while the system is booting. When the recovery system loads, click Utilities > Terminal. Then, run:

csrutil disable
reboot

After the system boots, login to your account.

You may clone the entire repository with:

git clone https://github.com/ebzzry/macsvcs

Or, you may get just the script:

curl -sSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ebzzry/macsvcs/master/macsvcs

Then, don’t forget to make it executable:

chmod +x macsvcs

To disable the unneeded agents and daemon on your macOS system:

./macsvcs unload

To enable them back:

./macsvcs load

To list the agents and daemons to be configured:

./macsvcs list-agents
./macsvcs list-daemons

To display warnings for either the unload or load commands:

./macsvcs -w unload
./macsvcs -w load

Should you wish to re-enable SIP, boot into recovery mode just like above. Open the Terminal application then, run:

csrutil enable
reboot