Audacity don't start after installation (macOS 26.7)

HobbesTigger · September 20, 2026, 5:02pm

I’m new to Audacity and installed the V4 today. After open it, I’ve been asked to choose the design etc. and then - it quitted. I’ve tried it several times including restart. I didn’t read anything in the “install -How-to”, that I have to to anything else. So, I appreciate any help! Thanks in forward!
Ah - here’s the crash-report - perhaps it helps you …:

Translated Report (Full Report Below)

Process: audacity [1752]
Path: /Applications/Audacity 4.app/Contents/MacOS/audacity
Identifier: org.audacityteam.audacity4
Version: 4.0.0 (262451556)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Role: Foreground
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Coalition: org.audacityteam.audacity4 [1335]
User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2026-09-20 18:17:55.4152 +0200
Launch Time: 2026-09-20 18:17:41.7572 +0200
Hardware Model: MacBookPro16,1
OS Version: macOS 26.7 (25G229)
Release Type: User
Bridge OS Version: 11.0 (24P6005)

Crash Reporter Key: A776E1C6-FF1F-2811-24F7-986E99E51D69
Incident Identifier: DE2CC284-8374-4300-96E5-F27BDC335D0C

Time Awake Since Boot: 530 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Triggered by Thread: 0 main, Dispatch Queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000018
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000018

Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 11, Segmentation fault: 11
Terminating Process: exc handler [1752]

VM Region Info: 0x18 is not in any region. Bytes before following region: 4503404520
REGION TYPE START - END [ VSIZE] PRT/MAX SHRMOD REGION DETAIL
UNUSED SPACE AT START
—>
__TEXT 10c6c8000-10e9db000 [ 35.1M] r-x/r-x SM=COW /Applications/Audacity 4.app/Contents/MacOS/audacity

Thread 0 Crashed:: main Dispatch 0 libobjc.A.dylib 1 libqcocoa.dylib 2 libqcocoa.dylib 3 QtLabsPlatform 4 QtLabsPlatform 5 QtLabsPlatform 6 QtLabsPlatform 7 QtQml 8 QtQml 9 QtQml 10 QtQml 11 QtQml 12 ??? 13 QtQml 14 QtQml 15 QtQml 16 ??? 17 QtQml 18 QtQml 19 QtQml 20 QtQml 21 QtQml 22 QtQml 23 QtQml 24 QtCore 25 QtCore 26 libqcocoa.dylib 27 AppKit 28 AppKit 29 AppKit 30 AppKit 31 AppKit 32 AppKit 33 AppKit 34 AppKit 35 AppKit 36 AppKit 37 HIServices 38 HIServices 39 HIServices 40 CoreFoundation 41 CoreFoundation 42 CoreFoundation 43 CoreFoundation 44 HIToolbox 45 HIToolbox 46 HIToolbox 47 AppKit 48 AppKit 49 AppKit 50 AppKit 51 libqcocoa.dylib 52 QtCore 53 QtCore 54 audacity 55 dyld queue: com.apple.main-thread
0x7ff805c8b09d objc_msgSend + 29
0x111bc98e5 0x111ba6000 + 145637
0x111bca59e 0x111ba6000 + 148894
0x12a46a25c 0x12a450000 + 107100
0x12a464289 0x12a450000 + 82569
0x12a464fab 0x12a450000 + 85931
0x12a46653a 0x12a450000 + 91450
0x111954585 QQmlProxyMetaObject::metaCall(QObject*, QMetaObject::Call, int, void**) + 469
0x1117e3a63 0x11168d000 + 1403491
0x1117e101a QV4::QObjectMethod::callPrecise(QQmlObjectOrGadget const&, QQmlPropertyData const&, QV4::ExecutionEngine*, QV4::CallData*, QMetaObject::Call) + 1130
0x1117e83ed QV4::QObjectMethod::callInternal(QV4::Value const*, QV4::Value const*, int) const + 2541
0x11180a16f QV4::Runtime::CallQmlContextPropertyLookup::call(QV4::ExecutionEngine*, unsigned int, QV4::Value*, int) + 159
0x114fd64d0 ???
0x111847687 0x11168d000 + 1812103
0x11179d69f 0x11168d000 + 1115807
0x11180a16f QV4::Runtime::CallQmlContextPropertyLookup::call(QV4::ExecutionEngine*, unsigned int, QV4::Value*, int) + 159
0x12a06006b ???
0x111847687 0x11168d000 + 1812103
0x111795805 0x11168d000 + 1083397
0x111794f7d QV4::Function::call(QObject*, void**, QMetaType const*, int, QV4::ExecutionContext*) + 701
0x1118ecc6e QQmlJavaScriptExpression::evaluate(void**, QMetaType const*, int) + 318
0x11189175f QQmlBoundSignalExpression::evaluate(void**) + 447
0x11189205d 0x11168d000 + 2117725
0x111913969 QQmlNotifier::emitNotify(QQmlNotifierEndpoint*, void**) + 649
0x112f67340 0x112e77000 + 983872
0x112f678f4 0x112e77000 + 985332
0x111bd4c50 0x111ba6000 + 191568
0x7ff80ab2c741 -[NSMenu _sendMenuOpeningNotification:] + 212
0x7ff80ab2c627 -[NSMenu _sendAndRecordMenuOpeningNotification] + 36
0x7ff80ab26e72 __27-[NSMenu _simulateOpening:]_block_invoke + 146
0x7ff80ab268b7 -[NSMenu _forEachLinkedMenu:] + 72
0x7ff80ab26dda -[NSMenu _simulateOpening:] + 93
0x7ff80aa3e0c3 -[NSMenu(Accessibility) _openForInspection:] + 311
0x7ff80aa3e963 -[NSMenu(Accessibility) _accessibilityArrayAttributeCount:] + 243
0x7ff80aa3e784 -[NSMenu(Accessibility) accessibilityArrayAttributeCount:] + 54
0x7ff80a856a3b -[NSObject(NSAccessibilityInternal) _accessibilityArrayAttributeValues:index:maxCount:clientError:] + 148
0x7ff80a859d7a CopyAttributeValues + 169
0x7ff80d490002 _AXXMIGCopyAttributeValues + 435
0x7ff80d4b0786 _XCopyAttributeValues + 451
0x7ff80d470717 mshMIGPerform + 192
0x7ff8061ada9d CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE1_PERFORM_FUNCTION + 41
0x7ff8061ad9df __CFRunLoopDoSource1 + 538
0x7ff8061ac64d __CFRunLoopRun + 2623
0x7ff806274367 _CFRunLoopRunSpecificWithOptions + 496
0x7ff812efab8b RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 283
0x7ff812efdc4d ReceiveNextEventCommon + 599
0x7ff8130860ca _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 37
0x7ff80a737f94 _DPSBlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 172
0x7ff80a02d9c5 _DPSNextEvent + 800
0x7ff80acdbe7b -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 1265
0x7ff80acdb951 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 67
0x111bbd8da 0x111ba6000 + 96474
0x112f1b026 QEventLoop::exec(QFlagsQEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag) + 550
0x112f11a5b QCoreApplication::exec() + 203
0x10c6d7a50 main + 1536
0x7ff805d0c1c8 start + 3240

Thread 1:

Thread 2:

Thread 3:

Thread 4:: com.apple.NSEventThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adb4e mach_msg2_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060bbf57 mach_msg2_internal + 83
2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b4b66 mach_msg_overwrite + 586
3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060ade56 mach_msg + 19
4 CoreFoundation 0x7ff8061ad6bf __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 145
5 CoreFoundation 0x7ff8061ac158 __CFRunLoopRun + 1354
6 CoreFoundation 0x7ff806274367 _CFRunLoopRunSpecificWithOptions + 496
7 AppKit 0x7ff80a17f6a0 _NSEventThread + 158
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adb4e mach_msg2_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060bbf57 mach_msg2_internal + 83
2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b4b66 mach_msg_overwrite + 586
3 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060ade56 mach_msg + 19
4 audacity 0x10ce03ce4 crashpad::MachMessageWithDeadline(mach_msg_header_t*, int, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned long long, unsigned int, bool) + 388
5 audacity 0x10ce0648e 0x10c6c8000 + 7595150
6 audacity 0x10ce0614c crashpad::MachMessageServer::Run(crashpad::MachMessageServer::Interface*, unsigned int, int, crashpad::MachMessageServer::Persistent, crashpad::MachMessageServer::ReceiveLarge, unsigned int) + 316
7 audacity 0x10cdf8a78 0x10c6c8000 + 7539320
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 6:: caulk.messenger.shared:17
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adaca semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 caulk 0x7ff8129b9b50 caulk::semaphore::timed_wait(double) + 158
2 caulk 0x7ff8129b9a72 caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::run() + 30
3 caulk 0x7ff8129b97a6 void* caulk::thread_proxy<std::__1::tuple<caulk::attributes, void (caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::)(), std::__1::tuplecaulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread*>>(void) + 41
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 7:: caulk.messenger.shared:high
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adaca semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 caulk 0x7ff8129b9b50 caulk::semaphore::timed_wait(double) + 158
2 caulk 0x7ff8129b9a72 caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::run() + 30
3 caulk 0x7ff8129b97a6 void* caulk::thread_proxy<std::__1::tuple<caulk::attributes, void (caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::)(), std::__1::tuplecaulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread*>>(void) + 41
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 8:: caulk::deferred_logger
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adaca semaphore_wait_trap + 10
1 caulk 0x7ff8129b9b50 caulk::semaphore::timed_wait(double) + 158
2 caulk 0x7ff8129b9a72 caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::run() + 30
3 caulk 0x7ff8129b97a6 void* caulk::thread_proxy<std::__1::tuple<caulk::attributes, void (caulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread::)(), std::__1::tuplecaulk::concurrent::details::worker_thread*>>(void) + 41
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 9:

Thread 10:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b05e2 __semwait_signal + 10
1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x7ff805f910d8 nanosleep + 199
2 libc++.1.dylib 0x7ff806011976 std::__1::this_thread::sleep_for(std::__1::chrono::duration<long long, std::__1::ratio<1l, 1000000000l>> const&) + 73
3 audacity 0x10d6662e5 AudioIO::AudioThread(std::__1::atomic&) + 149
4 audacity 0x10d6733a0 0x10c6c8000 + 16429984
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 11:: com.apple.CFSocket.private
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b6986 __select + 10
1 CoreFoundation 0x7ff8061d0f57 __CFSocketManager + 664
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
3 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 12:: QQmlThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b488a poll + 10
1 QtCore 0x1130c4a1f qt_safe_poll(pollfd*, unsigned int, QDeadlineTimer) + 79
2 QtCore 0x1130c8b0b QEventDispatcherUNIX::processEvents(QFlagsQEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag) + 1147
3 QtCore 0x112f1b026 QEventLoop::exec(QFlagsQEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag) + 550
4 QtCore 0x113017fc1 QThread::exec() + 353
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 13:: QSGRenderThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf4db 0x112e77000 + 2458843
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtQuick 0x11135f704 0x111061000 + 3139332
5 QtQuick 0x111366256 0x111061000 + 3166806
6 QtQuick 0x1113667bc 0x111061000 + 3168188
7 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 14:: CVDisplayLink
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f2229 _pthread_cond_wait + 1044
2 CoreVideo 0x7ff810b8a911 CVDisplayLink::waitUntil(unsigned long long) + 375
3 CoreVideo 0x7ff810b89854 CVDisplayLink::runIOThread() + 524
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 15:

Thread 16:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 17:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 18:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 19:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 20:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 21:: Thread (pooled)
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf59a 0x112e77000 + 2459034
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtCore 0x11301a18b 0x112e77000 + 1716619
5 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 22:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 libc++.1.dylib 0x7ff80600f948 std::__1::condition_variable::wait(std::__1::unique_lockstd::__1::mutex&) + 18
3 audacity 0x10d896e77 DBConnection::CheckpointThread(sqlite3*, wxString const&) + 199
4 audacity 0x10d89853a 0x10c6c8000 + 18679098
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 23:: QSGRenderThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060b0712 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f21f7 _pthread_cond_wait + 994
2 QtCore 0x1130cf4db 0x112e77000 + 2458843
3 QtCore 0x1130cf437 QWaitCondition::wait(QMutex*, QDeadlineTimer) + 87
4 QtQuick 0x11135f704 0x111061000 + 3139332
5 QtQuick 0x111366256 0x111061000 + 3166806
6 QtQuick 0x1113667bc 0x111061000 + 3168188
7 QtCore 0x1130c6425 0x112e77000 + 2421797
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 24:

Thread 25:: HIE: M_ f7a17b5ddd92a6c2 2026-09-20 18:17:54.386
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060adb4e mach_msg2_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060bbf57 mach_msg2_internal + 83
2 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x7ff8060d520f thread_suspend + 83
3 HIServices 0x7ff80d49f971 SOME_OTHER_THREAD_SWALLOWED_AT_LEAST_ONE_EXCEPTION + 16
4 Foundation 0x7ff807415bc3 NSThread__start + 1014
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060f1d49 _pthread_start + 115
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x7ff8060ed82f thread_start + 15

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x00000000ffffffff rbx: 0x00007fe66702d5e0 rcx: 0x0000000000000000 rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x00007fe670cad6b0 rsi: 0x00007ff825d488ff rbp: 0x00007ff7b3830b40 rsp: 0x00007ff7b3830ac8
r8: 0x0000000000000007 r9: 0xfffffffffffff000 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x00007ff825d488ff
r12: 0x00007fe6701f75e0 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x00007fe670c6d1e0 r15: 0x00007fe6701f6060
rip: 0x00007ff805c8b09d rfl: 0x0000000000010246 cr2: 0x0000000000000018

Logical CPU: 4
Error Code: 0x00000004 (no mapping for user data read)
Trap Number: 14