Kathara pkg couldn't be verified on MacOS

[Tunanika]

Operating System

MacOS 26.4.1 (Tahoe)

Kathará Version

3.8.3

Bug Description

When the Kathara package is downloaded from the kathara.org website for MacOS arm64, MacOS Gatekeeper blocks the .pkg.

Steps To Reproduce

1. On any apple silicon mac on Tahoe, download the kathara pkg
2. Open it
3. macOS shows a popup: "Kathara-macos-installer-arm64-3.8.3.pkg" Not Opened

Expected Behavior

Pkg file correctly opens without the cannot verify pop up

Check Command Output

[tcaiazzi]

Hello @Tunanika,

This behavior is expected because our macOS packages are currently not signed. We’re actively working on this and plan to provide signed packages in the near future.

In the meantime, you can proceed with the installation by following these steps:

1. Try to open the .pkg file normally (you will see the warning).
2. Open System Settings.
3. Go to Privacy & Security.
4. Scroll down to the Security section.
5. You should see a message indicating the package was blocked.
6. Click “Open Anyway”.
7. Confirm by clicking Open and enter your password if prompted.

After this, the installer should launch normally.

For more details, you can refer to Apple’s official guide:
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616/mac

Alternatively, you can install Kathará via Homebrew as described here:
https://github.com/KatharaFramework/Kathara/wiki/Macos#homebrew

[Tunanika]

@tcaiazzi , Thank you for the reply. I couldn't see anything about this on the website hence my confusion, but then I will be using homebrew to install kathara in the meantime.

[tcaiazzi]

@Tunanika thanks for pointing out the missing part in the documentation.

I’ve just updated it and added a note: https://github.com/KatharaFramework/Kathara/wiki/macOS

Thanks!