QBlocker not working on macOS 10.15.2

[zrabin]

After updating to macOS 10.15.2, QBlocker has stopped working.

[ersan]

I found https://github.com/yasuaki0521/QBlocker which has been updated much more recently, I'm gonna try to compile it and see if it works.

EDIT: That version works (and even fixes some bugs), but it's somewhat complicated to build and there is a relatively trivial error preventing it from starting up (it uses a very old method to try and add itself to Login Items for startup which was removed) that has to be bypassed before it will work. I would recommend getting in touch with that developer because with a couple small changes they could easily release this project again.

[ersan]

Here's that version compiled with the Login Items bypassed (you'll have to manually add QBlocker to Login Items if you want it to run on startup)

https://ersan.us/QBlocker.zip

I'm not really a macOS developer and I'm not sure how signing works with it so it may not start? Let me know.

[3raxton]

Hey @ersan, thanks for compiling. Unfortunately, when trying to open the file you compiled macOS tells me that the file is damaged and needs to be moved to the trash. Any tips on compiling my own version of the source code?

[ersan]

Honestly it was months ago, and all I remember is it being a bit of a pain. I've since switched to CommandQ. You can fix the error you're seeing by allowing apps downloaded from "Anywhere" in your security & privacy settings though.

[p3P4]

Hey @ersan, thanks for compiling. Unfortunately, when trying to open the file you compiled macOS tells me that the file is damaged and needs to be moved to the trash. Any tips on compiling my own version of the source code?

sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/QBlocker.app