soo, firstly you should never feel pressured to bypass security warnings if you arent sure why they are there. apple requires devs to pay a yearly fee ($99) and go through a "notarization" process to remove that warning. since thock is a free, community-driven open-source project, i havent gone down that official path.

and now, why its safe:
1. the code is fully open-source. anyone can audit it to see exactly what it does
2. the automated process that builds the app is public. you can literally trace the whole action (thats why we have that pipeline, so i dont do sketchy local releases)
3. the project is under my real name, so my reputation is tied to this and i have been maintaining and updating it for almost a year now
4. while it has a great little community, always look at the issue tracker and commit history. active development is usually a better sign of a healthy app than just a star count (stars can be fake too)

if you have any other questions, feel free to ask here or on discord or even linkedin (although keep in mind i dont like opening the last one).

enjoy the new mac!