What is Overkill?
Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPhone.
Verified product facts
- Type
- system toolEditorially reviewed
- Platform
- macOS
- Relationship to Nuanyue
- Third-party product — not published by NuanyueEditorially reviewed
- Current version
- 1.0Developer-stated
- Official website
- github.com/KrauseFx/overkill-for-mac
Last updated . Facts marked developer-stated come from the developer and are not independently confirmed; editorially reviewed marks a Nuanyue judgement.
Key features
What Overkill does at a glance.
Runs silently
In the background, and kills iTunes
Easily pause Overkill if you want to use iTunes
Support for both Dark and Light mode of the menu bar
Supports auto start
Supports any Mac app, e.g. add the Photos app to be killed also
No CPU usage, no polling, no analytics, just 300 lines of native Mac code
Overview
Stop iTunes from opening when you connect your iPhone.
Overkill runs on macOS and is listed on Nuanyue in the system tools category.
Links
Sources
Facts on this page are checked against the sources below. Last updated .
- Overkill — official websiteGrade B


