# How to Uninstall Hermes Desktop from macOS

> Source: <https://dev.to/0xkoji/how-to-uninstall-hermes-desktop-from-macos-366j>
> Published: 2026-06-06 21:47:42+00:00

I installed Hermes Desktop on macOS but it was different from what I expected lol (I thought it would work as a client application for my Hermes agent I set up).

Here are 4 steps to uninstall Hermes Desktop from macOS.

```
hermes gateway stop
pkill -f "hermes"\n
rm -f ~/.local/bin/hermes\n
rm -rf ~/.hermes\n
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.hermes.gateway.plist
launchctl remove ai.hermes.gateway
rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.hermes.gateway.plist
```