"The application “Install Cursor” can’t be opened" on macOS

Get a " The application “Install Cursor” can’t be opened." message using Sonoma 14.4.1 on MacBook Air M2 2022 after downloading the installer and trying to run it.

Tried the old “sudo spctl --master-disable” trick for developers not known by Apple but that didn’t help.

Am I missing something really simple? Installed fine on my Win11 machine…

Hey, to fix the issue with opening the app on macOS, try these steps:

  1. Go to "System Preferences" > "Security & Privacy".
    Ensure that apps downloaded from “App Store and identified developers” are allowed.

  2. Run this terminal command to remove the quarantine from the app:

xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /path/to/file

These steps might help bypass security restrictions and allow the app to open successfully.

Appreciate the response, unfortunately this didn’t resolve the hang up. Thank you.