From b9ea14f330ee7d269effa20467c0a92e62caaee5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yuri Karamian Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:42:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: document the macOS damaged-app fix (xattr) --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9ecf01e..dff21ee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ sudo eopkg it helixnotes [Download .dmg (Intel)](https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes/releases/download/v1.3.2/HelixNotes_1.3.2_x64.dmg) (older Macs, or Apple Silicon via Rosetta) +> **"HelixNotes is damaged and can't be opened"?** The app isn't damaged. The macOS build isn't notarized by Apple yet, so Gatekeeper blocks it on Apple Silicon. Run this once in Terminal, then open it normally (you'll need to redo it after each update): +> +> ```bash +> xattr -cr /Applications/HelixNotes.app +> ``` + ### Android [Download APK](https://codeberg.org/ArkHost/HelixNotes/releases/download/v1.3.2/HelixNotes_1.3.2_android.apk)