Update 2023-09-15T00:31:23Z: dragging the Minecraft launcher to the Trash and re-installing it from Minecraft.dmg and "launching" it resulted in a fresh download of files (3 hours after initial report) and a successful launch of the launcher. So it looks like the problem has been resolved. Thanks!
(Nice to know they test this stuff thoroughly on macOS 😜)
Original report left for posterity:
Minecraft Launcher as of 2023-09-14 reported that it had an update ready. I stopped and restarted the app so it could apply the update.
However, after application, the launcher no longer launches 😉. It fails on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs (tested with macOS 13.4 and 13.5.2).
I have no idea if the "Affects version" is correct, as I would usually look at the launcher window to determine that—and, of course, I cannot even get a launcher window.
It crashes immediately with:Â
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Process: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â launcher [88705]
Path: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â /Applications/Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS/launcher
Identifier: Â Â Â Â Â Â com.mojang.minecraftlauncher
Version: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.3.7 (1)
Code Type: Â Â Â Â Â Â X86-64 (Translated)
Parent Process: Â Â Â Â launchd [1]
User ID: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 501Date/Time: Â Â Â Â Â Â 2023-09-14 16:16:56.6563 -0500
OS Version: Â Â Â Â Â Â macOS 13.4 (22F66)
Report Version: Â Â Â Â 12
Anonymous UUID: Â Â Â Â 34513CBE-4E13-BE46-0659-99D7A70C0D3FSleep/Wake UUID: Â Â Â 01F0D8A5-F610-486D-BC2A-67BEA1F8EAD3Time Awake Since Boot: 770000 seconds
Time Since Wake: Â Â Â 725030 secondsSystem Integrity Protection: enabledCrashed Thread: Â Â Â Â 0 Â Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-threadException Type: Â Â Â Â EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: Â Â Â 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000Application Specific Information:
abort() calledÂ
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Same issue here, when opening the launcher via terminal it appears to search for multiple possible file paths for Frameworks/Chromium Embedded Framework.framework/Chromium Embedded Framework before giving up and aborting
It's happening for me on MacOS 13.5.2. Â Also tried reinstalling the launcher.
From the crash report:
Process: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â launcher [40003]Path: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â /Applications/Minecraft.app/Contents/MacOS/launcherIdentifier: Â Â Â Â Â Â com.mojang.minecraftlauncherVersion: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.3.7 (1)Code Type: Â Â Â Â Â Â X86-64 (Native)Parent Process: Â Â Â Â launchd [1]User ID: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 501Date/Time: Â Â Â Â Â Â 2023-09-14 16:54:06.5893 -0700OS Version: Â Â Â Â Â Â macOS 13.5.2 (22G91)Report Version: Â Â Â Â 12Bridge OS Version: Â Â 7.6 (20P6072)
From the launcher.log
{color:#7a869a}[Fatal: 2023-09-14 23:55:01.269076: CefSetup_OSX.mm(22)] cef_load_library failed. Failed to load the CEF library at runtime{color}
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{color:#7a869a}[^launcher_crash.txt]{color}
{color:#7a869a}[^launcher_log.txt]{color}
Hi!
Does this issue occur to anybody else?
The update should fix the issue, if you still have a problem please uninstall the Launcher, then reinstall and restart your computer. Then please try to boot the Launcher.
This issue was persistent on my mac even after reinstalling the launcher. I found that if I took everything out of the .minecraft folder, then opened the launcher, it would launch. Then i just put everything back in.
CaptainNimbus does this mean it worked out for you too?
I'm having this same issue. Began this evening when the launcher tried to update. We played without a problem yesterday. Here is from my console:
I've tried rebooting my machine, uninstalling and reinstalling Minecraft, clearing the Minecraft folder out of application support... not sure what else to try.
Note that this is happening on another Mac in the house as well. Same issue.