[GH-ISSUE #1834] [Bug]: Application(PlayCover) is not supported on this Mac #1188

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opened 2026-03-03 19:04:38 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 19:04:38 +03:00

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Originally created by @duckie102 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1834

Describe the bug

I have this game that I am desperate to play, so I downloaded PlayCover as the most recent file, opened, and there was a prohibition symbol (I'm not sure about the name) and when I moved PlayCover to the application folder and opened in the folder, the following image keeps popping up.

so I have the game file in .ipa as well, perfectly fine, but the app won't work which makes it impossible for me to open it. And this error was the same for the last last version, last version, and the version now. I also looked up on youtube a lot to find the reason why it won't work. I tried csrutil disable and enable, allowing applications from anywhere, redownload and trying to re-lauch application, and restart my computer. but nothing would work so I am desperate to get help.

Steps to reproduce

download PlayCover dmg (I tried recent, all of nightly, nothing works.)
open the PlayCover volume (already, the application has prohibition symbol on top.)
drag PlayCover to application folder
click application folder and open the playcover app from the folder.
the window that says "You can’t open the application “PlayCover” because this application is not supported on this Mac." pops up.

Expected behaviour

I tried many versions, tried using the Mac OS folder in the PlayCover application's package contents, restarting/rebooting, re downloading app, making new user, and etc but it stays the same. I hope I could get help to make the app be possible to open and be used.

Crash log

What version of PlayCover are you using?

3.1.0

What version of macOS are you using?

Sonoma (macOS 14)

Issue Language

Yes my issue is written in English

Originally created by @duckie102 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1834 ### Describe the bug I have this game that I am desperate to play, so I downloaded PlayCover as the most recent file, opened, and there was a prohibition symbol (I'm not sure about the name) and when I moved PlayCover to the application folder and opened in the folder, the following image keeps popping up. <img width="254" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/221c5b31-9283-40f8-9307-4a72829ea494" /> so I have the game file in .ipa as well, perfectly fine, but the app won't work which makes it impossible for me to open it. And this error was the same for the last last version, last version, and the version now. I also looked up on youtube a lot to find the reason why it won't work. I tried csrutil disable and enable, allowing applications from anywhere, redownload and trying to re-lauch application, and restart my computer. but nothing would work so I am desperate to get help. ### Steps to reproduce 1. download PlayCover dmg (I tried recent, all of nightly, nothing works.) 2. open the PlayCover volume (already, the application has prohibition symbol on top.) <img width="543" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fa2d210f-7aa1-4f6c-8f44-f6e6a3d20191" /> <img width="507" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a5d8f622-5b61-442f-bef0-dade48da942b" /> 3. drag PlayCover to application folder 4. click application folder and open the playcover app from the folder. 5. the window that says "You can’t open the application “PlayCover” because this application is not supported on this Mac." pops up. ### Expected behaviour I tried many versions, tried using the Mac OS folder in the PlayCover application's package contents, restarting/rebooting, re downloading app, making new user, and etc but it stays the same. I hope I could get help to make the app be possible to open and be used. ### Crash log ```shell ``` ### What version of PlayCover are you using? 3.1.0 ### What version of macOS are you using? Sonoma (macOS 14) ### Issue Language - [x] Yes my issue is written in English

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2026-03-03 19:04:38 +03:00

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2026-03-03 19:04:39 +03:00

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@MEMORIEmusic commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025):

PlayCover only runs on Macs with a M-series SoC. Intel Macs are not supported by PlayCover.

Intel (x86) and Apple Silicon (ARM) are two fundamentally different processors(even their physical build is completely different). Since PlayCover is supposed to run iOS/iPad apps and games(devices which run on ARM based processors), making them run on Intel chips is very hard.

@MEMORIEmusic commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025): PlayCover only runs on Macs with a M-series SoC. Intel Macs are not supported by PlayCover. Intel (x86) and Apple Silicon (ARM) are two fundamentally different processors(even their physical build is completely different). Since PlayCover is supposed to run iOS/iPad apps and games(devices which run on ARM based processors), making them run on Intel chips is very hard.

kerem commented

2026-03-03 19:04:40 +03:00

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@duckie102 commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

Oh, I see.
Thank you for helping me out!

@duckie102 commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): Oh, I see. Thank you for helping me out!