macOS says it cannot verify the app
The first time you open AiBOX on a Mac, macOS stops it. It is not a virus warning. Four steps and you are in.
When does it appear?
Only the first time you open the app you downloaded. macOS has not seen this developer before, so it asks you to double-check.
Four steps
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Right-click the app in Applications
Open Finder → Applications, find AiBOX, then Control-click (or two-finger click) and choose “Open”. A plain double-click just refuses to run.
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Click “Open” in the dialog
The popup says macOS cannot verify the developer. The “Open” button is there — it only shows up when you right-click.
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Still blocked? Allow it once
System Settings → Privacy & Security → scroll to the bottom → “Open Anyway”, then confirm the same dialog one more time.
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You are in
AiBOX opens. macOS will not ask you again for this app.
How to check the file is genuine
Every release file has a SHA-256 checksum, shown on the download page and on the GitHub Releases page. Compare it with the file you downloaded — if they differ, do not run it.
Open the download page →Why does this happen?
The macOS build is signed ad-hoc — enough to run, but not with an Apple Developer ID. Notarizing with Apple costs $99 a year, which we have not paid (yet), so macOS cannot check who made it. We may notarize later, and this whole dialog will disappear. Until then, the checksum above is your proof.
One rule, always
Never send your API key to anyone. AiBOX asks for it only to write it into the app’s config file on your own computer.