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Homebrew 5.0: `brew install --cask --no-quarantine` is deprecated; unsigned casks failing Gatekeeper get disabled

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Fix

Install normally (brew install --cask someapp) and let macOS Gatekeeper evaluate it. Prefer signed/notarized releases or ask the vendor to notarize. For your own apps, sign with a Developer ID and notarize with xcrun notarytool so the cask passes Gatekeeper. Do not script around quarantine on users' machines.

Symptom

Instructions like brew install --cask --no-quarantine someapp print deprecation warnings, and some casks for unsigned apps stop installing.

Cause

Homebrew 5.0.0 (2025-11-12): "--no-quarantine and --quarantine flags have been deprecated as Homebrew does not wish to easily provide circumvention to macOS security features." Casks without codesigning are deprecated, and Homebrew said it would disable all Homebrew/homebrew-cask casks that fail Gatekeeper checks in September 2026.

Verify

spctl --assess --type execute -v /Applications/SomeApp.app reports accepted.

Sources

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