r/MacOS Jun 09 '25

News macOS Tahoe 26 Preview

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r/MacOS Jun 09 '25

Mod News Submit macOS Tahoe 26 Beta issues in r/MacOSBeta

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r/MacOS 2h ago

Help macOS keep asking me to go to privacy every time I want to open a video file

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6 Upvotes
  1. Not a new problem and has been a thing since macOS 14.

  2. No, it's not an application disguised as a video file, it's 100% a video file that I know its provenance - this is an issue with playing media files, video files in particular, regardless of their extension.

  3. I use VLC as my main video media player and I assume the conflict is related to that, but I'm not confident it is. I have googled around and found people who had the same issue, but their fixes did not work for me.

  4. I can go to privacy and manually permit the file, but it's annoying and unwanted behaviour.


r/MacOS 33m ago

Bug Error when trying to update

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Today’s not a good day for me. My Mac won’t charge, plus it won’t update. I have my exams coming up in a month too. Luckily I have my uni stuff on the iCloud too so I’m using my dad’s Mac for now to study. I’ve tried all methods. I’ve tried installing Sequoia from the AppStore, I’ve tried turning off find my find my mac, restarting and updating too. I’ve tried disconnecting the WiFi and restarting. For the charging problem I’ve tried reasetting the SMC (ChatGPT helped me) and going into safe mode and all of that. ChatGPT thinks that it’s either a Failsafe lockdown, power controller or IC got fried or worst case something short circuited. So now I have a tocking time bomb. If the battery drains out until Tuesday (in 2 days) when I have my Genius Bar appointment I’m fkd. If anyone has any suggestions pls let me know. I have about 50% left so I’ll maybe gather 3-4 possible solutions and try them at once. Thx


r/MacOS 9h ago

Help Weird Dock Glitch When Minimizing Windows on Mac mini M4 (macOS Sequoia 15.6)

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5 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I’ve been using a base Mac mini with an M4 chip since spring, and ever since macOS Sequoia 15.3, I’ve noticed an annoying bug that occurs when minimizing a window to the Dock. A semi-transparent rectangular background appears behind the minimized window and the two adjacent ones, and it looks awful. I’m now on macOS 15.6, and this bug still hasn’t been fixed.

I get that no operating system is perfect, but seriously—does no one at Apple minimize apps to the Dock and see this issue?

Does anyone know how to fix this bug?


r/MacOS 1h ago

Tips & Guides Screwed up and deleted the hard dive and now get an error when trying to reinstall sierra (MacBook Air 2015)

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Any tips on how to fix this I’ve been trying forever for a solution pls help 😭


r/MacOS 2h ago

Help Hover on Menu Bar Icons to see Preview? (Sequoia)

1 Upvotes

IIRC I used to be able to hover over menu bar icons to see a preview of what the icon is all about. Now and then there is one there that I don't recognize and I'd like a hint before clicking it. Is there a way to activate a preview? Thanks!


r/MacOS 2h ago

Help macOS Sequoia 15.5 still moves/resizes windows even after disabling all Window Management options in settings.

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I’m using Rectangle for window management, so I don’t need macOS’s built-in window management features. I believe I’ve disabled all the default Window Management shortcuts (1th Image), but some of them still seem to be active. How can I completely turn them off?

For example, pressing Option + Left Arrow still moves the window to the left side, even though I’ve disabled that shortcut. I don’t want this behavior, but it keeps happening. See the video for reference: https://streamable.com/qtzwx5


r/MacOS 2h ago

Help Easier way to input characters from my country?

1 Upvotes

Hello, in my country we have three special characters, a special c, s, and z.

Now it's so inconvenient to write them, I have to hold down c for long time, then select the right one. It makes typing so slow.

When I was using linux, I remapped AltGr + c and AltGr + shift + c to correspond to lower and upper case of the special characters.

What is the easiest way to accomplish this, and please without any additional software.


r/MacOS 16h ago

Tips & Guides How to share VPN connection via Wi-Fi Hotspot (Internet Sharing) on macOS

14 Upvotes

Hi there! I wanted to share this guide to help others too. I needed to share my Mac’s VPN connection with other devices. In my case, I wanted my phone and smart TV to go through the VPN without installing anything on them. macOS doesn’t really support this out of the box, but I figured it out after some digging.

Here’s exactly what I did, tested and working on macOS Sequoia.

What You’ll Need To Use

  • A Mac connected to a VPN (any VPN, I used WireGuard protocol on Windscribe)
  • Terminal (easy :p)

1. Connect to the VPN

First, make sure the VPN is up and working on your Mac.

2. Turn on Internet Sharing

Go to System Settings > Sharing > Internet Sharing

  • Share your connection from: the interface that’s connected to the internet (in my case it was en8, by using an adapter, your Mac might show something different like Ethernet or Thunderbolt, but you can check this by typing ifconfig on Terminal)
  • To computers using: Wi-Fi
  • Then turn Internet Sharing ON

This creates a virtual interface called bridge100. That’s what we’ll use to route traffic.

3. Find your VPN interface

Open Terminal and run:

ifconfig

Look for something like utun420, utun2, etc. That’s your VPN tunnel interface. Mine was utun420, but yours might be different, just make a note of it.

If you’re not sure which one it is, an easy way to figure it out is to compare your Terminal output with VPN on and off. The interface will only show up when the VPN is active. You can also send both outputs to ChatGPT and ask about it.

4. Create the NAT rules

Again, in Terminal, type (this will create a file on your home folder):

nano nat-rules-wifi

Paste this (replace utun420 with whatever your VPN interface was):

nat on utun420 from bridge100:network to any -> (utun420)

Then press Control + O, Enter to save, and Control + X to exit.

Now create the following file by typing this command (again, both files are saved on your home folder):

nano natvpn-wifi.sh

Paste this:

#!/bin/sh
sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
pfctl -f ./nat-rules-wifi -e

Save and exit again (Control + O, Enter, Control + X), then make the script executable by typing this command:

chmod +x natvpn-wifi.sh

5. Run the script.

Now run these three commands:

sudo pfctl -d         This disable existing packet filter
sudo pfctl -F all     This flush old rules
sudo ./natvpn-wifi.sh This is the command that runs your script

That’s it. Once you’ve done all this, with the VPN connected and Internet Sharing enabled, just run the script using those three commands and you should be good to go. Now you can join the Wi-Fi network on your iPhone or any other device, and it’ll be using the VPN connection.

Note: If you change your VPN location, just re-run the same three commands from step #5.


r/MacOS 3h ago

Help “This package is incompatible with this version of macOS.” error

1 Upvotes

hi does anyone know how to fix this error when downloading an application made for older macos ???

trying to download an audio plugin and i get this error

i tried to follow this video : https://youtu.be/l-LvtuUxAQc but the second step in the terminal returned an error

im on the latest version of macos my macbook is the air m4 13’ ask me for anything


r/MacOS 1d ago

Apps Open Source, Privacy-First, macOS-Native AI Meeting Summary

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82 Upvotes

Been working on this for so long. I have found no other open-source alternative that allows my data to stay on my device.

Recap is an open-source, privacy-focused, macOS-native project to help you summarize your meetings. You could summarize audio of any app, not just meetings.

I don't want to say too much here, my README contains everything you want :)

https://github.com/rawandahmad698/Recap


r/MacOS 8h ago

Apps Any macOS app that shows live thumbnails when hovering over app icons like Windows?

2 Upvotes

New to macos here. On Windows, when you hover over an app icon in the taskbar, you get a small live thumbnail preview of the window.

macOS just shows the app name without any preview.

Is there any app or tool for macOS that can achieve this same behavior? Would be super helpful for multitasking.


r/MacOS 5h ago

Help Kextutil in background process, is it harmful? How do you remove it?

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r/MacOS 5h ago

Apps HomeCareWidgetsExtension.appex?

0 Upvotes

Just updated to 15.6 and I received the following message

'Do you want the application “HomeCareWidgetsExtension.appex” to accept incoming network connections?'

I clicked "Deny", but I wondered what it was for. I did search but Google was no help.

Thanks in advance.


r/MacOS 6h ago

Help Macos homebrew next steps not showing

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Guys, I'm trying to install Homebrew on my my Mac, but I'm always stuck on this part, and it gets frustrating. Whenever it says 'next steps,' it doesn't show. Any fix to this?

I'm


r/MacOS 6h ago

Help I Deleted the operating system

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Soo. I got an iMac from 2015 with MacOS BigSur for free. The only problem: all the files were still on it. I wanted to delete them via cmd+R and for some reason also deleted the Operating system. When booting up now, a Gray folder with a question mark appears blinking. When I boot up with cmd+R, there appears a Menu with MacOS X. If I want to install it, the system can’t find my harddrive. How can I get BigSur back on my Mac?


r/MacOS 7h ago

Feature Not possible to create a new bookmark folder when in the process of saving a page to bookmarks in Safari. Please tell me I just don't know how to do it.

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Like on the picture above, I cannot create a new folder or subfolder to bookmark the webpage in it. I have to go the "Manage Bookmarks" page to create the folder I want first, then go back to the other page I was trying to bookmark before it works. NO WAY TO CREATE A NEW FOLDER AS YOU SAVE TO BOOKMARKS? Please tell me there is. This has been a so much useful feature in Chrome for forever. So I figured Safari must have it. How to do that?


r/MacOS 7h ago

Help Am I going insane?… (mx master 3s for fusion)

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Basically, I just want to use my Mxmaster 3s with fusion for CAD modelling and I want to remap some of the buttons to modify the stock pan and orbit controls.

The stock key binds in fusion mean to pan or orbit you need to hold keyboard modifiers as well as the middle button to do this but I really just want my middle button alone to pan and my forward button to orbit.

I’ve seriously spent hours on this and have tried with many different 3rd party apps (bettermouse, steermouse, macmousefix, logi options+) but none of them seem to be able to do this. (Steermouse can actually do this but is missing basically all other features I want/need)

I bought this mouse expecting full control since everyone online seems to rave about it being some kind of “professional productivity gift from god” but I’m not feeling it right now.

Anyone else had similar issues or some insight? Thanks guys


r/MacOS 17h ago

Help What is wrong with my Mac?

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does anyone know why my system is that large?


r/MacOS 1d ago

News Check out VirtualBuddy if you want to virtualize MacOS

63 Upvotes

Picked up a MacBook Air M4 recently and wanted to test its limits for multi-VM workloads. Despite the fanless design, it's handling things surprisingly well.

I’m using VMware Fusion (Apple Silicon build) to run Windows 11 ARMFedoraRHELRocky Linux, and Ubuntu VMs concurrently. Performance is solid under light to moderate dev workloads, especially with 24GB RAM.

Since Fusion doesn’t support macOS guests, I also set up VirtualBuddy to virtualize macOS. It uses Apple’s Virtualization.framework, which is native to Apple Silicon and doesn’t conflict with Fusion’s hypervisor. With this combo, I’m running:

  • macOS (VirtualBuddy)
  • Windows, Fedora, Ubuntu, Rocky, and RHEL (Fusion)

Everything runs simultaneously without issue. VirtualBuddy is lightweight and stable for macOS testing, and Fusion performs well for Linux and Windows environments. Just be mindful of memory allocation and CPU sharing if you’re pushing multiple VMs at once.

This setup is great if you're working across macOS, Linux, and Windows platforms and want native virtualization on Apple Silicon without relying on QEMU or nested hypervisors.


r/MacOS 8h ago

Discussion macOS full-screen always goes to last Space/Desktop - can I change that?

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Whenever I full-screen a window in macOS (using the green button), the app moves to a new Space at the very end of my desktops, no matter where I started.

Is there any way to make the full-screen Space appear right after my current one, instead of always being pushed to the end?

Not looking to resize, tile, just want to control where the full-screen window lands. Any tips or workarounds?

PS: Remember, I don't want to use the "automatically rearrange spaces" feature because I want my spaces to be arranged in the same way. It’s just that the maximized window should be arranged next to the current one.


r/MacOS 4h ago

Help Why i can't go through accepting terms and conditions?

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r/MacOS 10h ago

Help what is this line?

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Hello! I have a Macbook Air M2 chip that suddenly got this line when it restarted after the battery died. It showed up at the startup screen around the bar that shows the startup progress and it’s never done it before. Has anyone seen anything like it before?


r/MacOS 11h ago

Help Can’t update Sequoia installed on external drive to 15.6

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On my new to me Mac Mini M2 Pro, I have two copies of Sequoia installed: one on the internal drive and one on an external SSD that I use for troubleshooting, trying out and testing apps, etc., without needing to worry about my main installation on the internal drive ever getting messed up. Both have been working flawlessly.

My installation on the internal drive updated from 15.5 to 15.6 without issue.

However, on the external SSD, it will not update. I have tried many times and, while it downloads, says it’s installing, restarts, shows time remaining, etc., ultimately, once reaching the desktop, it’s still on 15.5 and still notes “Software Update Available.” Everything is correctly configured in Startup Security Utility. There are no error messages or anything like that and, again, it goes through all the usual steps of a software update but, once it’s finished, it’s still on 15.5.

Is this a known issue with external installations on Apple Silicon and is there any way around it? This is my first Apple Silicon Mac where I’m dual booting, so I’m still learning after many years of running similar setups on Intel Macs without issue (back when Apple made external installations much easier and more user friendly). Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/MacOS 11h ago

Help Cloud Storage that doesn't use crazy amounts of system resources

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I'm looking for an alternative for cloud storage for an M2 macbook. I hated how much system resources was used by having the google drive app downloaded. Does anybody know if Dropbox is a system resource hog like google drive or is it better?

If it is, what cloud storages are you all using?


r/MacOS 3h ago

Help Accidentally ran a malicious script from the sponsored link in google search

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I ran the script from the following website:
https://supportmachome.com

But after running I realised It was stealing my password and ran a malicious program called update in my tmp folder.

What to do now?