Community Edition on Tahoe

[Heriberto Torrado]

Hi Glen,

Try the following steps to install LiveCode:

 From the Terminal

 1. Remove the quarantine attribute from the downloaded DMG file: sudo
    xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine
    ~/Downloads/LiveCodeCommunity-9_6_3-Mac.dmg
 2. Double-click the .dmg file. It will open like a virtual disk.
 3. Drag the LiveCode.app from the disk window into your /Applications
    folder.
 4. Finally, remove the quarantine attribute from the installed app:
    sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/LiveCode.app

(If the app name is slightly different—like “LiveCode Community 
9.6.3.app”—adjust the path in the last command accordingly.) I don't 
remember very good (I use Linux).

*Note:*
Sometimes the menus might not work properly. If that happens, check out 
this discussion on the openXtalk forum for possible fixes:
https://openxtalk.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569&start=20 
<https://openxtalk.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569&start=20>

PS: I've tried compiling the LiveCode Community source code for AMD64 
many times, and I can tell you it's a daunting task. The source calls 
external components that no longer exist, and a lot has to be wired 
together manually. On top of that, the configurator is based on an 
outdated version of Python. Building all of this for Apple Silicon is 
even more challenging. LiveCode Ltd. didn’t make it easy when they froze 
development of the community version.

Still, the openXtalk forums are worth a look. They’re a bit slow, but 
you can find valuable information there.

Good luck!



On 9/18/25 09:14, Glen Bojsza via use-livecode wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has successfully gotten the last community
> edition of livecode running on Tahoe.
>
> The version I tried was 9.6.3
>
> Also, is it possible to do a build from the last github community release?
>
> regards,
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