# Does macos have an alternative to windows sandbox?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/does-macos-have-an-alternative-to-windows-sandbox/38066
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2026-05-22T01:38:43Z
**Posts:** 5

## Post 1 by @overuse — 2026-05-22T01:38:43Z

I want to sandbox apps that aren’t from app store (which are sandboxed by default)

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## Post 2 by @user1 — 2026-05-22T02:29:41Z

> [@overuse](#):
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> which are sandboxed by default

They are not.

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## Post 3 by @fria — 2026-05-22T02:48:14Z

On the macOS App Store they are sandboxed.

> [@overuse](#):
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> I want to sandbox apps that aren’t from app store (which are sandboxed by default)

macOS has `sandbox-exec` but it’s technically deprecated. Feel free to use it though if you want.

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## Post 4 by @user1 — 2026-05-22T07:12:21Z

I was referring to the Windows app store, sorry.

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## Post 5 by @jonah — 2026-05-22T09:36:20Z

Windows Sandbox and sandboxing are two different things… If you want the former maybe you could look into this?

> **[Disposable](https://docs.getutm.app/advanced/disposable/)**
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> Documentation for UTM virtual machines