Mac Mini M4, macOS recent, Apple Silicon. Anki 26.09-mac-apple.dmg (216 MB / ~651 MB installed), also tried 26.08.1-mac-apple and 25.02.7-mac-apple-qt6. Symptom: Dock icon bounces or does nothing. No window. Terminal: /Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/Anki hangs until killed. Process stays a…

Can you check this and report back if it helps? [image] Desktop app not working on mac after updating Anki Help Possibly related to Anki-23.12-mac-apple-qt6.dmg crashing on browser - Anki / Beta Testing - Anki Forums Are you using VoiceOver or any other access…

[image] rbasch56: macOS recent Could you please also provide the exact macOS version number you are using? Unfortunately, the description “recent” is ambiguous because there were a number of very-different versions of macOS released recently. [image] rbasch56: Terminal: /Applications/Ank…

Thank you both. macOS version: Tahoe 26.5.2 (25F84), Mac Mini M4 (Apple Silicon). This is not a new install. I first installed Anki about 11 months ago and have used it daily, with successful upgrades, until 26.09. iPhone Anki still works. VoiceOver: I am not aware of using VoiceOver. I turned of…

Thank you for that information. macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 is a version from June 2026. If you were already considering updating your OS to a newer version, you might want to do so and see if it changes anything. (For macOS Tahoe, I see that 26.7 is the latest version available.) I don’t know if updating O…

Safe mode also failed (icon keeps bouncing). Control-Command-F did nothing. Mission Control still shows no window. Anki appears in the Dock as running; I have to use Force Quit to clear it. Single LG Ultrawide 3440×1440, settings unchanged for years. Yesterday, I downloaded the new Anki app via Git…

If you ever get a chance, please try launching Anki and then wait, perhaps an hour or so or even overnight, to see if the Anki app eventually finishes launching. (I’m trying to determine if the behavior you’ve seen is an actual, indefinite hang or if instead it is a very long delay before the app ev…

I tried everything, also updated my Mac, but the problem is still there. It is not a whole white screen, just the Anki window which is white and after a while I can see my decks. During the use it is also laggy. Switched to 26.08.1 and now it works without any issues…

Greta, Thanks for replying. I also tried 26.08.1 but that version didn’t work for me either. I started Anki again and got the bouncing icon as before. After 3 minutes the icon stops bouncing and I’m waiting, as another person suggests, and see if it’s just lagging. The icon is present on the launch…

I’m glad that the issue disappeared for you after downgrading Anki back to 26.08.1. [image] greta.1102: tried everything, also updated my Mac What version of macOS did you update to?

macOS Apple Silicon: 26.09 (and 26.08.1 / 25.02.7) hang on launch — no window, stub sleeps at ~32 KB RSS

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macOS Apple Silicon: 26.09 (and 26.08.1 / 25.02.7) hang on launch — no window, stub sleeps at ~32 KB RSS

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