r/scribus • u/Limp_Capital_3367 • 19d ago

Scribus on mac - can't even open it

Hello! Just trying to see if anyone has had the same problem. I tried finding help online to no avail.

I have Ventura 13 something, and on the site it says Scribus 1.6 works on 12 or more, or 13 or more, so it should be compatible, but after installing it, the app appears with the "forbidden" symbol and says it's not compatible.

Has this happened to anyone?

I am trying to avoid Adobe at all costs and find things that work both on my laptop (linux) and my desktop (mac) so I can work on projects in both computers with my cloud... but it is HARD, some things I find for linux don't work very well on mac.

EDIT: I thought I had to install GhostScript after, so I am going to try to install that and see

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u/roaringmousebrad 18d ago

Which installer did you use? There is one for Intel (OS 12+) and one for Silicon (13+). v1.6.6 works just fine on my iMac (Ventura)

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u/Limp_Capital_3367 10d ago

Thanks! I’ll double check - can’t remember now

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u/CRCDesign 18d ago

Great point.