Power Unlocked
With the power of Unix and the simplicity of Macintosh, you have a phenomenal amount of untapped power in your hands! Use MacPilot to unlock over 1,200 features, and access them all with the easy and familiar Macintosh user interface. No command line tools or complicated file operations!
Display hidden files in the Finder, disable the startup chime, add spacers and stacks to the Dock, change the screenshot file format, run maintenance tools, tweak network settings, force empty the Trash, and tons more. Keep yourself in awe and busy for days as you discover how much macOS has "under the hood".
The Wow Factor
Get out of the passenger seat and take control of your Mac. Set your login window picture, use the screensaver as your Desktop, modify advanced file permissions (ACL), change the system welcome message, enable simultaneous recordings in QuickTime, view system logs, or enable the Debug menu in numerous apps.
Or perhaps you're feeling the need for a simpler lifestyle? Disable the Notification Centre, virtual memory, Dashboard and iCloud saving. Ditch time-wasting graphical animations, prevent system sleep, suspend Safari's web caching, disable App Nap, remove the downloaded files warning message, and more!
Other Highlights
System Profile
A beautiful system profile that outlines advanced system information. Everything from the graphics card and RAM bus speeds to the system serial number and processor info.
Reference
View a complete list of network ports, error codes, and key combos. Or, quickly browse and preview fonts or lookup Unix command manuals.
Disk Details
View advanced disk information and statistics such as Unix node path, free blocks, device block size, file count, folder count, mount point, file system type, solid state status, and a plethora of other BSD-level informational trinkets.
Maintenance
Optimize and repair your system by running common maintenance scripts such as cron, launch services, and prebinding. Reset the download quarantine list, force empty the trash, rotate system logs and reclaim inactive system RAM.
Single-Click Access
Easily access the Bluetooth, Certificate, Directory, RAID, Printing System assistants that are normally buried deep in the system.
File Browser
Browse the computer while showing all invisible and system files. View incredibly detailed file specifications, and edit advanced settings such as extended attributes, POSIX and ACL Permissions, and hard locks that make files undeletable.
Fully Loaded
Over 1,000 features to tweak your Mac experience and optimize your experience!
Finder
Toggle animations, show the Quit menu, show the file path in the window titlebar, use your screensaver as the desktop, show hidden files, disable features, and more.
Dock
Add spacers and smart stacks/menus, show only open apps, lock settings, toggle the open app indicator light, fade icons for hidden apps, and change many other interface effects and features.
iTunes
Enable half-star ratings, disable elastic scrolling, play songs while importing, disable device access, enable a high contrast interface, prevent update checking when devices are connected and more.
Login Window
Set the welcome text, enable a startup delay, change the number of retries before hint, disable the power buttons, enable Kiosk mode, disable console access, auto-lock the screen when logging in, show system users, require manual username entry, edit login items and launch agents.
Power
Complete control over wake, sleep, power saving, and more. From changing sleep durations and the hibernation mode to scheduling power events.
Startup
Force safe startup mode or 32/64-bit, enable kernel debugging, limit system RAM, mute the startup chime, disable kernel caches, and toggle a variety of other advanced Unix options.
Safari
Disable spell checking, set Find on Page to use 'starts with' instead of 'contains', disable site icons, disable caching, show the Develop or Debug menu, change the User Agent string, make the Delete key go back to the previous page, and more!
Slim Apps
Extract only PowerPC or Intel version from an app.
Easy Access
One-click access to internal system tools like the Bluetooth, Certificate, RAID, or Directory assistant.
Maintenance
Run cron, rebuild launch services, update prebinding, force empty the Trash, rotate system logs, clear the print queue, reclaim inactive system memory, find and delete corrupt preference files and more!
Disk Info
View incredibly detailed information about connected disks such from their number of free blocks and device tree path to the journal offset and RAID status.
File Browser
Quickly and easily browse and edit advanced details for files and folders. Complete control over permissions including Access Control Lists.
File Tools
Force erase files, lock files, visify/invisify, merge folders, clear ACL data, create symbolic links, and wipe Quarantine data.
Network
Discover advanced network device information that goes beyond your IP address. From DNS, IPV4, IPV6 to Proxies, Samba, and File Sharing!
Info
View a complete list of ports, error codes, fonts, key combos, manuals, and system configuration.
Automation
Save a system configuration for easy deployment across numerous systems or after a system restore.
Advanced
View an advanced feature list that has hundreds of additional untested, but reported, tweaks for all versions of macOS dating back to 10.0.
For the full or trial version of our app, please use the download links below. After installation, the trial will automatically begin. For users owning a valid license, unlock the software via the "Unlock Product..." menu item if necessary.
Current Version
Older Versions
These versions are no longer supported and are listed primarily for customers owning older licenses.
Name | Version | Size | Date | Platform | Minimum OS | Download |
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MacPilot | 15.0.3 | 64.87 MB | December 8, 2023 | Mac | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | Download |
Designed for macOS 14 (Sonoma) | ||||||
MacPilot | 14.0 | 62.82 MB | September 4, 2022 | Mac | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | Download |
Designed for macOS 13 (Ventura) | ||||||
MacPilot | 13.0.6 | 54.54 MB | February 6, 2022 | Mac | macOS 10.16 | Download |
Designed for macOS 12 (Monterey) | ||||||
MacPilot | 12.0.8 | 52.99 MB | February 21, 2021 | Mac | macOS 10.16 or later | Download |
Designed for macOS 11 (Big Sur) | ||||||
MacPilot | 11.1.4 | 33.81 MB | May 23, 2020 | Mac | macOS 10.15 or later | Download |
Designed for macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | ||||||
MacPilot | 11.1.3 | 36.82 MB | March 31, 2020 | Mac | macOS 10.13 | Download |
Designed for macOS 10.15 (Catalina). Last version that supports 10.13 through 10.15 inclusively. Next version was Catalina (10.15) and up. | ||||||
MacPilot | 10.15.0 | 33.90 MB | November 27, 2018 | Mac | macOS 10.12 | Download |
MacPilot | 9.1.4 | 29.59 MB | April 17, 2018 | Mac | macOS 10.12 (Intel) | Download |
MacPilot | 8.1 | 18.83 MB | February 10, 2017 | Mac | macOS 10.10 (Intel) | Download |
Last version for Mac OS X 10.10 and 10.11 | ||||||
MacPilot | 8.0.8 | 18.60 MB | October 8, 2016 | Mac | macOS 10.11 (Intel) | Download |
MacPilot | 7.1.7 | 18.01 MB | October 6, 2015 | Mac | macOS 10.7 (Intel) | Download |
This is the last version of MacPilot certified for Mac OS X 10.7. | ||||||
MacPilot | 6.0.4 | 15.58 MB | February 2, 2014 | Mac | macOS 10.6 (Intel) | Download |
This version may also run on Mac OS X 10.6, but no guarantees. | ||||||
MacPilot | 6.0.2 | 15.53 MB | January 19, 2014 | Mac | macOS 10.6 (Intel) | Download |
The final version available for Mac OS X 10.6. | ||||||
MacPilot | 5.1.1 | 12.94 MB | November 22, 2013 | Mac | macOS 10.6 (Intel) | Download |
MacPilot | 4.3.4 | 14.20 MB | October 16, 2012 | Mac | macOS 10.4 (PPC/Intel) | Download |
MacPilot | 4.3.3 | 13.60 MB | February 16, 2012 | Mac | macOS 10.4 | Download |
MacPilot | 4.3.2 | 13.05 MB | January 4, 2012 | Mac | macOS 10.4 | Download |
MacPilot | 3.5.6 | 11.21 MB | April 3, 2010 | Mac | Unknown | Download |
MacPilot | 3.4.7 | 11.21 MB | November 16, 2009 | Mac | Unknown | Download |
MacPilot | 2.5.8 | 7.95 MB | April 26, 2008 | Mac | Unknown | Download |
MacPilot | 2.3.6 | 7.15 MB | November 2, 2007 | Mac | Unknown | Download |
MacPilot | 1.1.5 | 1.32 MB | November 16, 2005 | Mac | Unknown | Download |
I love Mac Pilot. It gives me more ways to use my Mac.
A lot of people preferably use a Mac due to the perceived simplicity, design and usability of OS X's UI Like the proverbial duck on a pond, above the surface, it's all serene and quiet. Below the surface, there's a lot of stuff going on - and when things hiccup or go wrong, MacPilot is an indispensable tool. I am an inveterate tweaker and cannot help but lift the bonnet and start fiddling with the engine. MacPilot, for the past 7 years has kept me sane and saved my bacon on more than one occasion. It won't let you consciously do anything that will corrupt your OS installation, your applications or your data. Like a spreadsheet program, MacPilot offers a squillion tweaks. Everyone will find the half a dozen or so that they couldn't do without, and everyone's half dozen will be a different selection. The beauty of MacPilot is that all the tweaks are here in the one package.............and they all work....!! 'Nuff said.
best
Over the years since the introduction of the OS X Public Beta I have used many different tools to customize the user experience. MacPilot is far and away the most complete and most informative of all the various products I have found. While I don't use MacPilot very often, I enjoy the customized features every time I sit down in front of my Mac.
I was attracted to MacPilot because it allowed me to drag the login Launch items up and down to change the order of launching on Login.
Very powerful utility.
Wow. I had no idea so many hidden features were tucked away inside my Mac. The level of customizability that this app reveals is just insane. Whether it's something as simple as putting spacers in my Dock and muting the startup chime or something as obscure as configuring iPhoto to have a certain opacity in its adjustment windows, it's all here… all just one click away. Seriously.
Excellent product, saves a lot of time, packed with features! Good job, please keep it on!
Fine! Fine! A Mac essential!
I really like that MacPilot lets me control login items better than macOS.
All of our products come with a full set of licensing options: from single users and households to small businesses and larger corporations.
Personal Licenses
Student/Senior
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1 computer2 unique devices per year
Solo
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1 computer/user5 unique devices per year
Household
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1 household10 unique devices per year
Business Licenses
School
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1 school300 unique devices per year
Small Business
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10 computers/users60 unique devices per year
Corporate
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Unlimited10000 unique devices per year
Our manual is always expanding! While we strongly believe our products as so intuitive you shouldn't need a manual, there are exceptions now and then. If you feel there is something missing from the documentation, please contact us.
For a single-page listing of all help entries, click here.
Version 16.0 – August 16, 2024 | |
Requirements: | This version requires at least macOS 10.15 (Catalina); however, it is designed specifically for macOS Ventura (macOS 13) through macOS Sequoia (macOS 16). |
Upgrade Notes: | This upgrade is free for users owning an active subscription or a non-subscription "lifetime license." No action is required other than downloading the new version from our web site and unlocking as normal with an e-mail address. For all other users, orders for the current version can be purchased on our web site. |
Enhancement: | Bug fixes and improvements for macOS Sequoia. |