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On-device App Sandbox on a Mac

App Sandbox is implemented in the native Swift app, not as a web view in the notch. File pickers use the user-selected read-write entitlement rather than a blanket home-folder grant.

Last updated 2026-03-09

Why native matters

A real Mac utility can follow Spaces, displays, and system appearance. App Sandbox is part of that host.

What stays in-tree

First-party App Sandbox lives in the app. Third-party packages cannot load unsigned code.

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