I've added this as an Issue to update the website's MAC OS instructions: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Website/issues/704
Kind regards Em Emma Hain — Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst [email protected] [image: https://north-road.com] *North Road* Cartography • Development • Spatial Analysis ------------------------------ *north-road.com* <http://north-road.com> <https://twitter.com/northroadgeo> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-road-studios> <https://www.facebook.com/North-Road-997236690392419/home> FOSS4G 2025 <https://2025.foss4g.org/> 17-23 November, Auckland, New Zealand On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 at 23:59, Garth Fletcher via QGIS-User < [email protected]> wrote: > > The recommended "Tips for first launch" (see below) is misleading. > > It refers to "command-click on its icon in your Applications folder and > select Open in the context menu". > > In the Apple eco-system, "command-click" refers to the mode key used > with, for example, cmd-C for copy, cmd-V for paste, etc., which on some > keyboards has a apple icon. > > For the instructions listed in "Tips for first launch" you need to use > CONTROL-click. > In the Apple eco-system, control-click is what brings up context menus. > It also is generally the equivalent of "right click" in Windows. > > Garth Fletcher > > > Tips for first launch > > After installing QGIS, the first launch attempt may fail due to Apple?s > > security framework. > > > > For macOS Sonoma (14) and earlier: To enable QGIS, command-click on its > > icon in your Applications folder and select Open in the context menu. A > > confirmation dialog will display where you need to click the Open button > > again. This only has to be done once. > > > > For macOS Sequoia (15) and newer: To enable QGIS, command-click its icon > > in your Applications folder and select Open from the context menu. A > > warning dialog will appear; click the Done button. Next, navigate to > > System Settings > Privacy & Security and scroll to the Security section. > > You should see a message stating that ?QGIS? was blocked to protect your > > Mac. Click Open Anyway. A confirmation dialog will appear; click Open > > Anyway again. This only has to be done once. > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-User mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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