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How to turn off macOS Stage Manager

Steps

  1. 1

    On first launch, the Welcome window shows Turn Off macOS Stage Manager when Apple’s Stage Manager is enabled.

  2. 2

    Click Open Stage Manager Settings, turn Stage Manager off in System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Stage Manager, then return to BetterStage.

  3. 3

    Click Continue to Accessibility. If Stage Manager is already off, BetterStage skips this step.

More detail: /docs/getting-started

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