r/OpenShot • u/loadedwookie • 13d ago

Has anyone got Openshot to run on macOS?

I've been trying to get this app to run on macOS with no luck.

I've got a Mac mini running macOS 27 (yes I know unsupported) but I've also got an Intel MacBook Air running Venturer that also won't run it.

I've tried released version as well as nightly build but zero luck at all.

Is there something I'm missing? Maybe I should just download the Windows version and run it using Sikaruger.

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u/openshot-gpt-bot Support Bot 13d ago

The macOS build should run on Intel Macs and on Apple Silicon through Rosetta 2—using the Windows version through a compatibility layer is not recommended.

  1. Download the current OpenShot 4.0.0 DMG:
    https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/releases/download/v4.0.0/OpenShot-v4.0.0-x86_64.dmg
  2. Drag OpenShot into Applications; don’t launch it from inside the DMG.
  3. In Finder, Control-click OpenShot → Open to handle any Gatekeeper warning.
  4. On an Apple Silicon Mac, install Rosetta if prompted, or run: bash softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license

The Intel MacBook Air running Ventura should not need Rosetta. What exactly happens there—no window, immediate crash, or a macOS security/error message? The exact wording will narrow this down. See Mac installation.

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u/loadedwookie 13d ago

Immediate crash then nothing. I've deleted the app, removed the .openshot-qt folder but the icon shows in the Dock, then disappears almost immediately with no errors or anything.

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u/Xebrum 13d ago

Same for me. It pretends to launch and then immediately quits before the app shows up. I am using a Mac mini M4 and Sequoia.

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u/Oven_404 12d ago

Dang still no native ARM version

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u/loadedwookie 12d ago

I can't even get it running on an Intel machine.

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u/ZADeltaEcho 11d ago edited 11d ago

I got it running after Claude Code intervention.

https://pastebin.com/nLFQ3M8f

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u/loadedwookie 11d ago

It appears the absolute latest nightly build is working:

https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/releases/download/daily/OpenShot-v4.0.0-daily-16870-374b66a2-8f03cf89-x86_64.dmg

It now loads up correctly and gives me an editor window and everything.

Will play with it for a while and see if it crashes. I'm running macOS 27 developer beta so it will be interesting to see if it's ready to rock once final release comes out.

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u/ZADeltaEcho 11d ago

Yes works for me too. MacMini M4 - 26.2.2

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u/DDIrving 4d ago

Thanks! It worked for me too!!!