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Expand Up @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ CapsLockSwitcher solves these problems by providing a dedicated, fast, and targe
1. Go to the [**Releases**](https://github.com/doasync/CapsLockSwitcher/releases) page of this repository.
2. Download the latest `.app` file.
3. Copy `CapsLockSwitcher.app` to your `/Applications` folder.
4. Launch `CapsLockSwitcher` from your Applications folder.
5. Run `xattr -cr /Applications/CapsLockSwitcher.app` in the terminal
4. Run `chmod +x /Applications/CapsLockSwitcher.app/Contents/MacOS/CapsLockSwitcher` to make sure application is executable.
5. Launch `CapsLockSwitcher` from your Applications folder.
6. Run `xattr -cr /Applications/CapsLockSwitcher.app` in the terminal

`xattr -cr /Applications/CapsLockSwitcher.app` removes extended attributes recursively (`-r`) and clears code signing attributes (`-c`) from the `CapsLockSwitcher.app` application. It's essentially stripping away the "downloaded from the internet" flags that macOS Gatekeeper uses to restrict the app's execution.

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