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[GH-ISSUE #1920] Mac gui stopped working (macos, osx) #1399

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opened 2026-05-05 07:48:06 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:06 -06:00

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Originally created by @Nadav-Ruskin on GitHub (Mar 25, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1920

What happened?

GUI has stopped working. Launching the barrier app doesn't show open any window. It has stopped working a few months ago. Reinstalling barrier, from homebrew and from the github release, has not helped. Nuking my old configuration has not helped.

This is a big problem because I'm not sure how to allow a fingerprint without the GUI...

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v2.4.0

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

github, tried homebrew too

What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

macOS

What OS versions are you using?

macOS 13.2.1 (22D68)

Relevant log output

I'm not sure where the mac log outputs to actually, couldn't find it in the docs.

Any other information

I'd be grateful if anyone could help me with the following workarounds:

Adding fingerprints (naively adding the fingerprint to files found in find / -type f -name '*Local.txt' 2>/dev/null did not help)
Setting up barrierc to launch at startup, or alternatively the config location to the barrier app because I can get to to launch at startup but I can't access the GUI

Originally created by @Nadav-Ruskin on GitHub (Mar 25, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1920 ### What happened? GUI has stopped working. Launching the barrier app doesn't show open any window. It has stopped working a few months ago. Reinstalling barrier, from homebrew and from the github release, has not helped. Nuking my old configuration has not helped. This is a big problem because I'm not sure how to allow a fingerprint without the GUI... ### Version v2.4.0 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? github, tried homebrew too ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) macOS ### What OS versions are you using? macOS 13.2.1 (22D68) ### Relevant log output ```shell I'm not sure where the mac log outputs to actually, couldn't find it in the docs. ``` ### Any other information I'd be grateful if anyone could help me with the following workarounds: * Adding fingerprints (naively adding the fingerprint to files found in `find / -type f -name '*Local.txt' 2>/dev/null` did not help) * Setting up barrierc to launch at startup, or alternatively the config location to the barrier app because I can get to to launch at startup but I can't access the GUI

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:09 -06:00

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@Abh15h3k commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2023):

Facing the same issue.

A workaround that i found works is launching the barrier executable from the terminal.
from the terminal execute the following
/Applications/Barrier.app/Contents/MacOS/barrier

only caveat you have to keep the terminal running. if the terminal exits barrier shuts down.

@Abh15h3k commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2023): Facing the same issue. A workaround that i found works is launching the barrier executable from the terminal. from the terminal execute the following `/Applications/Barrier.app/Contents/MacOS/barrier` only caveat you have to keep the terminal running. if the terminal exits barrier shuts down.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:12 -06:00

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@tovoro commented on GitHub (May 16, 2023):

Same issue here. When I try to start to start the barrier app, it always asks for the security access rights and quits again.

@tovoro commented on GitHub (May 16, 2023): Same issue here. When I try to start to start the barrier app, it always asks for the security access rights and quits again.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:13 -06:00

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@ylluminate commented on GitHub (May 31, 2023):

AFAIK, the project has moved to: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap

@ylluminate commented on GitHub (May 31, 2023): AFAIK, the project has moved to: https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:15 -06:00

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@Nadav-Ruskin commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2023):

Thank you @ylluminate . Looks like that project is in a "build it yourself" phase... will try

@Nadav-Ruskin commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2023): Thank you @ylluminate . Looks like that project is in a "build it yourself" phase... will try

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 07:48:18 -06:00

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@ylluminate commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023):

Yep, seems like the Homebrew release is working alright on macOS. I actually helped someone setup the macOS Homebrew formula on an old MacPro running OCLP and a Windows version running this Barrier version and they were still compatible without any seeming issues. I simply disabled encryption since they operate on a very isolated network and they didn't care about privacy/security.

@ylluminate commented on GitHub (Jun 8, 2023): Yep, seems like the Homebrew release is working alright on macOS. I actually helped someone setup the macOS Homebrew formula on an old MacPro running OCLP and a Windows version running this Barrier version and they were still compatible without any seeming issues. I simply disabled encryption since they operate on a very isolated network and they didn't care about privacy/security.

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