<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear Reneta,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Please try with a recently downloaded installer file. The downloader from 2022 is really outdated.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We have fixed this "notarization issue" meanwhile. For a current download please use <a href="http://download.qgis.org">download.qgis.org</a> and select version 3.44</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Andreas Neumann</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 at 17:04, Reneta Georgieva <<a href="mailto:renetageorgievamail@gmail.com">renetageorgievamail@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div><p>Dear QGIS Support Team,</p><p><br></p><p>I am trying to install and run QGIS on my Mac, but I am unable to open the application.</p><p>When I launch QGIS, macOS displays the following message:</p><p>"QGIS can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information."</p><p>Additional details:</p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Operating System: macOS (version available upon request)</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Application: QGIS</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Download source: Chrome browser</li><li style="margin-left:15px">The application appears to have been downloaded on 16 August 2022 according to the macOS warning message.</li></ul><p>I would appreciate your assistance in determining whether:</p><ol start="1"><li style="margin-left:15px">The version I am using is outdated or unsupported.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">There is a newer notarized version available for my macOS version.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Any additional installation steps are required to allow QGIS to run safely.</li></ol><p>I have attached a screenshot of the warning message for reference.</p><p>Thank you for your help. I look forward to your guidance.</p><p><br></p><p>Kind regards,</p><p></p></div><div>Reneta Georgieva</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><b></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"></font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><img width="200" height="200"></font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Reneta Georgieva</font></b></div><div style="text-align:left"><i><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Ocean Journalist & Environmental Consultant</font></i></div><div style="text-align:left"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">+45 503 52 005</font></div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="mailto:renetageorgievamail@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">renetageorgievamail@gmail.com</font></a></div><div style="text-align:left"><img><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneta-georgieva-a00823164/" target="_blank">Reneta Georgieva</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneta-georgieva-a00823164/" target="_blank"></a></div></div></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>--<br>Andreas Neumann<br></div><a href="http://QGIS.ORG" target="_blank">QGIS.ORG</a> board member (treasurer)<br></div></div>