SIMBL Agent quit unexpectedly

Hi,

See this older article https://gigaom.com/2006/08/02/what-is-simbl/

Ignore the adverts after the synopsis.

I used to have it when I used Chax (and add-on for iChat) back before Intel based computers.

Do you have any plugins listed t the plugins folder ?

This might give a clue as to the Add-on(s) that might be involved.

Also check ~/Library/Application Support which would make it work for just your User account.

I have not seen SIMBL for sometime as I have not used anything that tweaks an app at all.

I feel we are being given less and less choices in some apps.

There is no formatting to any Text in Messages (even though some services like AIM allow it)

You can't choose a font you might want to read things in.

It will not be Flash.

9:39 pm Thursday; November 3, 2016

culater.net have a removal tool in their installer download. Try running that to uninstall SIMBL

http://www.culater.net/software/SIMBL/SIMBL.php

It may leave plugins behind but the main app should be removed & the warnings should cease - reboot to confirm

I'm confused - is this solved or was marking it solved an accident?

If it is still a problem you can search for 'SIMBL' on your boot disk.

An application called 'EasyFind' will do that or you can activate the option to show 'system files' in Spotlight.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/easyfind/id411673888?mt=12

I don't know what version of Mac OS you are on so I'll explain EasyFind instead as Spotlight's UI is different on each OS.

Install the app…

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/easyfind/id411673888?mt=12

Open it & set it up as follows in this image.

Please post the 'file path' to each found item here - you want to be very careful before you delete anything.

If nothing appears you can look of invisible items too via the sidebar options.

Looks like Conduit/Community Toolbar add-on.

Locate the files in bold print and move them to the Trash. The first five are in your root /Library

/Library/Application Support/Conduit

/Library/InputManagers/CTLoader

/Library/ScriptingAddtions (anything CTLoader realted)

/Library/Receipts/<Toolbar name>.pkg

/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/CT2285220.bundle

The next one is in your Home folder.

~/Library/Application Support/Conduit

Then restart your Mac to test.

Can you open that path in Finder & see that file?

Use Finder menu 'Go > Go to Folder…' enter the following path

/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/

Try moving the 'SIMBL.osax' item to the Trash. It is not clear to me if this will fail on Sierra due to system integrity protection, other posters will be able to help if it fails.

That location is being called from a launchd agent plist file. They can live in several places. I suspect it may be /Library/LaunchAgents. Can you see any net.culator… files there?

Did you install EasyFind? If so search for 'net.culator' too as they may be in other locations under the reverse domain name.

I think it was system wide, but also check your own ~/Library/LaunchAgents too.

Once the plist is removed launchd should stop nagging after a reboot. If you have any doubts backup the file & make a note where it came from - it might help if anything bad happens.

We can try listing & unloading the launchd job if you want to be ultra cautious? It just gets convoluted to explain.

Sorry it turns out that folder is not empty, Apple's SIP is hiding it from you, it may even be hiding the other items that SIMBL installed.

I don't know the correct way to advise you to remove it. You will need to wait for someone who can help you remove it or you can look up how to disable SIP.

Eric Root, that has already been tried. SIP means the folders look empty when in reality the OS is just hiding them. (Stupid 'child's play' OS X).

granule, I really don't like this but here are the instructions to disable SIP…

http://osxdaily.com/2015/10/05/disable-rootless-system-integrity-protection-mac- os-x/

Scroll down & use the instructions below the section…

Turning Off Rootless System Integrity Protection in OS X El Capitan 10.11 +

…on that page.

Reboot, perform the steps to remove SIMBL again as has been detailed here many times. Then reboot to test. Then reboot to recovery to re-enable SIP. Make sure you check the main /Library/LaunchAgents in addition to the folders we previously discussed.

You probably have other junk installed if you have used SIMBL, which is why I do not like suggesting you disable SIP. It would be far better to clean install in my opinion because OS X now actively prevents you from removing old unwanted items in system or the main /Library etc. Erasing the HD & restoring your user data will get rid of any remnants that Apple doesn't trust you to remove.

Good luck & backup first.

SIMBL Uninstall See solution posted by Linc Davis .