Issue with updating cursor on Intel Macbook

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I was trying to update the cursor to 2.0 by clicking in the popup. It downloaded some version and I had the information in the agent chat to update to next version, what leaded to uninstalling and downloading new cursor from the webiste.

After download of (Cursor-darwin-universal) and trying to install it (dragging to applications) I still have the information “Cursor” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin. It’s impossible to ignore the warning, because it forces me to move the app to bin.
I am working with Cursor now, by clicking the icon in the installer. I have tried with x64 installation, with exactly same issues.

Steps to Reproduce

Download newest version on intel macbook. Drag and drop to applications.

Expected Behavior

No errors :slight_smile:

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.64 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 25412918da7e74b2686b25d62da1f01cfcd27680
Date: 2025-11-06T04:35:14.424Z (2 days ago)
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin x64 24.6.0

Additional Information

My macbook spec:
MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019
Processor: 2,6 Ghz 6-Core Intel Core i7
Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB, Intel UHD 630 1536MB
Memory: 16GB

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known macOS Gatekeeper issue that has affected several users. Here are two workarounds that have helped others:

Option 1: Copy to Desktop first

  • Drag Cursor.app from the DMG to your Desktop
  • Then drag it from Desktop to the Applications folder

Option 2: Install via Homebrew

  • In Terminal, run:
    brew install --cask cursor

If neither works, let me know and I’ll try to find another solution.

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