Solutions to Launch TunesKit on macOS Catalina and Earlier Versions

Over the years, Apple create more secure environment for end-users by constantly releasing new operating system. Meanwhile, macOS includes a technology called Gatekeeper, that's designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on your Mac. This beneficial security changes make it even harder for miscreants to play havoc with macOS computers.

For example, if you try to open an app that recognizes that the developer is not registered with Apple, you will see a warning dialog like "can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software Catalina" or "can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developers Catalina". This does not necessarily mean that there is a problem with the app.

Due to this reason, you may encounter the issue that you cannot open TunesKit with macOS Catalina and earlier versions. Here we'll offer you solution to open TunesKit on macOS Catalina and earlier versions, thus avoiding the issue again.

Part 1. Method to Open TunesKit on macOS Catalina

By default, the security and privacy preferences of your Mac are set to allow apps from the App Store. So, you change this option, then you can open TunesKit.

How to:
1) Open ‘System Preference'.
2) Go to the ‘Security & Privacy' tab.
3) Click on the Lock icon and enter your administrator password so you can make changes.
4) Change the settings from ‘App Store' to ‘App Store and identified developers' under the header ‘Allow apps downloaded from'. Then try to launch TunesKit on your computer again.

Part 2. Method to Launch TunesKit on macOS Catalina

When you cannot open TunesKit on your computer, you will see a series of warming like a malicious app or unnotarized app. You will be blocked from this, and follow the below steps.

How to:
1) Open ‘System Preference'.
2) Go to the ‘Security & Privacy' tab and select the ‘General' option.
3) If you were prevented from using TunesKit because it is not from an identified developer, you will see the option to override this by clicking the temporary button ‘Open Anyway'.
4) Click on the Lock icon and enter your administrator password for choosing ‘Open Anyway' option. Then you can open TunesKit on your computer.

Part 3. Method to Start TunesKit on macOS Catalina

Another way to open a blocked app is to locate the app in a Finder windows. To override the security settings and open TunesKit on your Mac, follow these steps:

How to:
1) In ‘Finder' on your Mac, find TunesKit. Do not use the launcher to perform this operation because the launcher does not allow access to the shortcut menu.
2) Control-click TunesKit, then choose ‘Open' from the shortcut menu.
3) Click ‘Open' and then TunesKit will be opened anyway.

Part 4. Method to Fire up TunesKit on macOS Catalina

If the above solutions still solve the issue that you cannot open TunesKit on macOS Catalina, you could try to perform these steps:

How to:
1) Click Go on Finder and select Utilities.
2) Open the ‘Terminal' app on the Mac.
3) Type of the following command syntax: ‘sudo spctl --master-disable' into the dialog box of the Terminal app.
4) Enter your administrator password and open TunesKit again so it can work well.

If unfortunately these solutions can't fix the issue of TunesKit software for you, please directly contact us at support@viwizard.com with more details provided, such as your system info, product, screenshots, and more.

Andy Miller joined TunesKit since 2013. He likes to spend his time to work on some new skills and gadgets. He's a writer as well as a computer geek.