"Apple can't check it for malicious software" message
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Hi there!
I just discovered Hypernomicon on a forum on zettelkasten.de and was very interested in the approach to it. I'm studying a degree in philosophy so I'm excited that the developer also has philosophical roots.
The problem came when I downloaded the app and macos wouldn't let me open it, as it needs an update from the developer (or something like that).
I don't know if this app is still tracked and maintained, but if so, how complicated is it to update it to work on Apple Silicon?
I have an M1 processor
Hi Antonio,
Can you send a screenshot of what you're seeing? Hypernomicon does run fine on Apple Silicon, although it uses Rosetta to run because Hypernomicon includes components that are designed for x86--something unfortunately out of my control for the time being.
But that shouldn't require you to do anything extra. The main effect of that is a delay while starting up. So I wonder if you're seeing something else unrelated to type of processor.
Best,
Jason
It occurred to me that what you are seeing might actually be a message along the lines of "Hypernomicon can't be opened because Apple can't check it for malicious software."
In that case there is an easy remedy. Open the Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar. There should be a button to "Open Anyway" if it has been less than an hour since you tried to run Hypernomicon and got the message. It is also pretty easy to Google the message and get more detailed instructions.
That message doesn't have anything to do with whether your processor is x86 or not.
In order to stop Apple from showing that message and making you have to go find the "Open Anyway" button, I would have to pay a bunch of money for a membership to the Apple Developer Program. Since Hypernomicon is free, Hypernomicon does not have a budget for things like that. It is basically just a way for Apple to make money off of developers like me (as if they don't make enough money selling computers, iPhones, etc.). Note that SourceForge already does a malware scan so Apple's malware scan is redundant (also it is pretty hard to hide malware in an open-source project for obvious reasons).
(Also why can't Mac OS just be like Windows and do the malware scan, for free, right there on your computer? Shame on you, Apple.)
Last edit: Jason Winning 2024-09-30
(Changed title of thread since this turned into a thread about the "malicious software" message and I want to make the instructions easier to find; AFAIK there is no way someone would get an error message about Apple Silicon, at least not until Rosetta 2 is discontinued, which shouldn't happen for at least a few years.)