How to fix broken Apple Script in Numbers after latest update?

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How to fix broken Apple Script in Numbers after latest update?

To Apple : I'm literally furious. I've been using "Numbers" for my work for over ten years, and some spreadsheets are generated using "Apple Script." After the latest update (the one included in "Apple Creator Studio"), my scripts no longer work, and I found myself doing things I used to do very quickly by hand, wasting eons of time. I couldn't meet the deadlines imposed by my company. Your operating systems are increasingly unstable and buggy. I was hoping you'd leave alone some of the applications used by idiots like me who think you're a serious company.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?

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Original Title: Numbers script

Posted on Feb 4, 2026 11:08 PM

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Camelot

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Feb 5, 2026 10:17 AM in response to gino266

There does seem to be some issue with AppleScript in Numbers Creator Studio. From what I can tell it's related to having two copies of Numbers installed and it seems to have trouble targeting the different versions.

For now, though, there's nothing to stop you continuing to use Numbers 14.5. From what I can tell, scripts continue to target and work in the old version.

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Badunit

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Feb 5, 2026 5:59 AM in response to gino266

This is a user-to-use forum so don't expect an answer from Apple. I share your frustration, though. It won't be the first time that scripting for Numbers got messed up.

You will have to provide a lot more information if you want help from the forum. Post your script and tell more about what the problem is. Right now all we know is you have an AppleScript that used to work but now does not. We may or may not be able to help but we need more info to even try. It probably won't be me helping because I am waiting on installing 15.1, so I won't be able to replicate the problem or test any solutions. I quit being an early adopter a while back, for reasons similar to yours. But if something stands out, I might chime in.

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