The MuseScore app on MacBook Air running Monterey doesn't launch.

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The MuseScore app on MacBook Air running Monterey doesn't launch.

On a MacBook Air M1, the MuseScore app downloaded from MuseScore.org, fails to start. The icon keeps bouncing in the Dock but the app never starts. Opening the "Force Quit" window lists MuseScore but does not indicate it is "not responding." The Security setting allows applications downloaded from the App Store and identified developers.

What other setting needs to changed so the MuseScore app will open and run?

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MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Feb 20, 2024 11:30 PM

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Feb 21, 2024 2:34 AM in response to tfeledy

From what I can tell, it seems that this application is made for Intel macs.

Now that does not mean that it can't work in an M1 mac. It could work using Rosetta, but perhaps for some reason it is not working for you. I am on an Intel mac, so I cannot test right now (I might later on an M1 at the office).

You could try manually installing Rosetta, and seeing if that helps.

In Terminal, type

softwareupdate --install-rosetta

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dialabrain

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Feb 21, 2024 12:15 PM in response to tfeledy

FWIW, you may want to update to the current version of Monterey, 12.7.3, and see if that helps. I have an M1 Air but it's running Sonoma so I can't test it for you.

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tfeledy Author

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Feb 20, 2024 11:50 PM in response to tfeledy

On a MacBook Air M1 running macOS Monterey 12.6, the MuseScore app downloaded repeatedly from MuseScore.org simply fails to start.

Security Preferences are set so to Allow applications Downloaded from the App Store and identified developers. Attempting to open the MuseScore app causes its icon to bounces up and down in the Dock, but the app never opens.

Invoking the "Force Quit" window shows MuseScore in the list of running apps, but does not indicate MuseScore is "not responding." However, selecting MuseScore and Force Quit does stop the icon from bouncing up and down in the Dock.

What other Mac setting needs to changed so the MuseScore app will open and run?

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tfeledy Author

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Feb 21, 2024 10:55 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks for the response, Luis.

Actually, the exact same MuseScore app opens and runs properly on my M2 MacBook Air, so I need to find another solution. The M1 MacBook Air has no other issues running apps, which is what makes me think there's some setting somewhere that needs changing. But what could it be?

-Tom

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The MuseScore app on MacBook Air running Monterey doesn't launch.

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