[aucisson_masque]

Would that make feasible (in the long term) to have macOS permission manager like « do you want terminal to access documents folder ? » on Linux ?

As a very average user, that’s the kind of thing I miss on windows and Linux.

Because I installed Google chrome, it doesn’t mean I want it to be able to scan every single file I have on my computer yet there is no way to prevent it and I feel it’s a big security and privacy issue that no one speak about !

[mikedelfino]

You might find Flatpak interesting if you're not already familiar with it. Properly packaged applications start with limited file system access—for example, when you browse file:/// in Firefox, it can't see all your files. However, using the "Open File" menu acts as a file system portal, granting access to selected files on demand. While this isn't exactly how macOS handles permissions, it does prevent the unrestricted system access you're concerned about.

[aucisson_masque]

Yeah I knew about flatpak but it also has its downside.

When I used it, it break many things. Some app would have weird behavior, theming would break, app wouldn’t open.

Then you get, for those peasant like me who have very slow internet, a 1 hour to download a app that would otherwise take 30 seconds because flatpak download lots of other stuff.

I get why flatpak is great, it’s like docker or python environment, but as usual with Linux it’s more like a developer thing and a recipe for headache and frustration to the average computer user.

[marcthe12]

Thats is xdg-portals and it works. It needs apps to support it though which slows adoption