How to Turn Off Shared with You in macOS 13

Apple's "Shared with You" feature automatically brings links, photos, notes, and media received in the Messages app into corresponding macOS applications like Safari, Photos, Podcasts, and Music. While convenient for some users, it can easily clutter your apps or display unwanted content. This guide provides direct, step-by-step instructions to turn off the Shared with You integration entirely on macOS 13 Ventura, as well as how to disable it for specific apps or individual contacts.

How to Turn Off Shared with You Completely

Disabling the master setting prevents Messages from sending shared content to all supported apps across macOS 13.

1. Open the Messages app on your Mac.
2. Click Messages in the menu bar at the top-left of the screen and select Settings (or press Command + ,).
3. Click the Shared with You tab at the top of the settings window.
4. Click the Turn Off button.

Once disabled, content sent through Messages will remain strictly within your chat threads and will no longer populate other apps.

How to Disable Shared with You for Specific Apps

If you only want to stop shared content from appearing in certain applications—such as keeping your Photos library clean while still allowing links in Safari—you can customize access by app.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. In the menu bar, go to Messages > Settings.
3. Select the Shared with You tab.
4. Locate the list of apps (such as Photos, Safari, Music, Podcasts, TV, and News).
5. Uncheck the boxes next to any apps you wish to exclude from the integration.

How to Disable Shared with You for a Specific Contact

You can also turn off the feature for specific individual or group conversations without affecting other contacts.

1. Open the Messages app and select the conversation with the contact you want to exclude.
2. Click the Info button (the "i" icon inside a circle) in the top-right corner of the conversation window.
3. Uncheck the box labeled Show in Shared with You.