MacOS 12.5 says this is malware and won't run it

[rooneyp]

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[arndff]

I'm having the same problem. What I tried is:

• right click on MiddleClick
• Get Info
• Override malware protection

However, that didn't help me either -- when I tried to open the app, it says "The application 'MiddleClick' can't be opened."

Tried to delete it & install it with brew (the preferred way, described in repo's README) -- no success again.

Please, help us fix this somehow, as I can't live without this app, literally...

[ElectricS01]

This is also happening on the MacOS Ventura Public Beta 4

[Gumija]

Does not work for me either. Is this because of a malware db update or something system specific?
Can someone confirm it not working on a macOS version before 12.5?

[lawand]

I tried the usual way to override but it didn't work: Right-click the application, select “Get Info”, and check the “Override Malware Protection” box

[benonymus]

Same issue on macOS 12.5.1

[jasonycw]

It was working on 12.5.1 last week, but this week after I restart the Mac, it cannot be started.
Tried Override malware protection

[yusufkinatas]

Same here, my productivity decreased %50 after MacOS update because of this :( (MacOS 12.5)
I decided to try to solve this on my own, or code mine if this does not get resolved in 1week

[arndff]

Does not work for me either. Is this because of a malware db update or something system specific? Can someone confirm it not working on a macOS version before 12.5?

@Gumija I updated to 12.5.1 almost instantly; the app was working fine till yesterday...

[Avivhdr]

+1

[Marius30]

+1

[ChHecker]

When I dig into the contents of the app, try to manually run the executable and then click the question mark on the warning message, the help message says

The app’s authorization has been revoked

So has the certificate expired?

[sky-andremartins]

+1

[IhorDeyneha]

I also have the same problem. I couldn’t live without MiddleClick.

[nathansalaun-sofia]

I know it's not possible for everyone but cloning the repo + building the app to run locally worked fine for me.

[davystrong]

I built it myself and it appears to be working. Just had to remove the code signing (obviously). In my case I left it blank since I don't have a Mac developer account.

[yusufkinatas]

It would be a huge step towards increasing everyone's productivity, if someone could release the local built version with working certification on GitHub. So everyone here could easily download & use it instead of spending time building it on their locals. The world would be thankful to such a person. @nathansalaun-sofia @davystrong 😊. Or at least sharing it here 😊

[davystrong]

@yusufkinatas unless someone has an Apple developer account (which I don't), my understanding is that that isn't possible. Apple won't let you install something I built without signing (or with local signing, I guess). Hence why neither of us shared it.

[nathansalaun-sofia]

I agree however I don't have anything setup to publish a signed app

edit: read I don't have an account either

[alicangok]

On my MacOS 12.1, the app seems to start, but doesn't work anymore. And I assume it keeps restarting every few seconds, as the icon disappears and reappears in the menubar.

edit: uninstalled via brew and reinstalled via brew. Now I'm getting this: #44 (comment)

I guess the only way will be to get it to work would be to do as @nathansalaun-sofia suggested, but I have no experience with building apps on MacOS (and don't have Xcode installed), and I assume a lot of middleclick users are also in the same boat.

edit2: I tried to build the project from the code, but from my understanding, it seems that a full-blown installation of Xcode necessary to build an app. CommandLineTools (specifically the xcodebuild command) ain't cutting it. Why the hell is a 10+ GB app necessary to simply build an app?

[nathansalaun-sofia]

@alicangok look at the logs in Xcode: the app restarts because it lacks Accessibility permissions. Quit the Xcode version, build it then install it in Applications, then grant it permissions and it will work

[Filaipus]

Having the same issue as everyone. Unfortunately don't have a developer account either or I would love to help.

[BJKle]

what has changed from yesterday to today, that we have this issue and the app isn't trusted anymore?
I don't even know how to create an app.
Tough luck 👎

[davystrong]

Regarding building from source, it's really not that hard (though I did use the full Xcode installation, so that may be an issue for some). If you are just building for you own use, I don't think you need a developer account, though you may need to sign in with your Apple ID.

If anyone without development experience wants to try, these are the steps (it really is very simple, I'm just adding all details):

• Install Xcode (from the App Store, I believe. You may need to sign in)
• Clone or download this repo
• In the downloaded folder, open the MiddleClick.xcodeproj file (it may not work the first time, just try again after Xcode opens)
• Up in the top left corner there is a little folder icon, make sure it's selected
• Make sure the root of the project is also selected (the line directly below the folder icons which says MiddleClick
• In the main area of the window click on the Build Settings tab
• Scroll down to Signing, find the Code Signing Identity entry, click on it, select other, remove all text from that box, press enter to close it
• Up in the top menu bar click on Product->Build. This should just work. You should get a message after a few seconds saying build succeeded
• You should find the app in ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MiddleClick-/Build/Products/Debug/MiddleClick.app. Move this file to your applications folder
• You will need to add it to your accessibility settings, but you know how to do that

[PetarLotrean]

@davystrong worked for me, thanks!

[Gumija]

if @artginzburg is not around we might need to make a new fork and name it MiddleClick-Monterey xD
A release there could be the correct place to share the new app file.

I am quite new to mac os development, I've been in and out in the last half year in my free time.
But everything I read about code signing is pointing to the direction that if that was the issue we could bypass it by right-click > Open or such. Is this an issue here because of the Accessibility rights? Can that only be accessed by signed code maybe?

[Reedbeta]

Having this problem even on macOS 11.6.8. It started after doing a brew upgrade that updated MiddleClick 2.4.8.1 to 2.5.

[s0menickname]

Have this problem since updating to 12.5.1. Will try to download Xcode and build it myself now

[DouglasNewhouse]

@alicangok look at the logs in Xcode: the app restarts because it lacks Accessibility permissions.

Aha! So it looks like the easiest thing to do in the short term is download the previous version (2.4.8.1), drag that to your Applications folder, override the malware check, then manually add MiddleClick's Accessibility permission using the + button. There will already be an entry, but it's for the old version.
This works for me anyway, and it's much easier than installing an entire build environment.

[alicangok]

@DouglasNewhouse Does 2.4.8.1 work on M1 machines? The 2.5.0 specifically included M1 fixes.

(For what it's worth, I had been using MiddleClick 2.5.0 without problem on my MacOS 12.1 M1 for months. and it stopped working suddenly today, without any updates to anything)

[s0menickname]

Thanks to @davystrong I managed to build it myself in Xcode.

I can start it and it appears in the tray but it doesn't work (like the wheel click doesn't happen) and every 5 seconds the icon disappears and after a second appears again. I also had to download Xcode which takes 22 GB of space. Too bad, Apple!

M2 MB Air.

[davystrong]

@s0menickname did you remove it from your accessibility settings and re add it? That should fix it.
(Yes, Xcode is huge and is also pretty useless)

[s0menickname]

@s0menickname did you remove it from your accessibility settings and re add it? That should fix it.

@davystrong god bless you, that helped!

[Reedbeta]

Confirmed that stepping back to 2.4.8.1 (from Releases page here) and removing/re-adding the accessibility setting fixed it for me. BTW, I'm on an M1 Macbook, and this version has always worked for me (presumably through Rosetta rather than native).

[alicangok]

Confirmed that stepping back to 2.4.8.1 (from Releases page here) and removing/re-adding the accessibility setting fixed it for me. BTW, I'm on an M1 Macbook, and this version has always worked for me (presumably through Rosetta rather than native).

Thank you. This solves the issue (through Rosetta translation, which probably comes at a little computational cost)

[DouglasNewhouse]

Does 2.4.8.1 work on M1 machines? The 2.5.0 specifically included M1 fixes

Yes - at least on my M1 Air.

[jasonycw]

Thanks, can confirm 2.4.8.1 is working on M1 Pro

[arndff]

I also went with installing 2.4.8.1 instead of building locally the latest version.

Works fine (at least for now).

Thank you all! :)

[trihutama]

For people who don't have Xcode ,
MiddleClick.zip
this is without certificate
to open this app, go to finder > right click > then Open

[crozet-magenta]

thank you @trihutama it works fine like this

[IhorDeyneha]

@alicangok look at the logs in Xcode: the app restarts because it lacks Accessibility permissions.

Aha! So it looks like the easiest thing to do in the short term is download the previous version (2.4.8.1), drag that to your Applications folder, override the malware check, then manually add MiddleClick's Accessibility permission using the + button. There will already be an entry, but it's for the old version. This works for me anyway, and it's much easier than installing an entire build environment.

For me this method is working on MacBook pro (Intel).

Thank you guys! Thank you @DouglasNewhouse

[willdashwood]

For peope who don't have Xcode , MiddleClick.zip this is without certificate to open this app, go to finder > right click > then Open

Thanks @trihutama. I uninstalled via brew first (brew remove middleclick) then removed MiddleClick from Security & Privacy > Accessibility list. Extracted your zip file and copied the app over to Applications folder. Ran:

sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/MiddleClick.app

Then manually added the app back under Security & Privacy > Accessibility list. Works fine now, cheers!

[rdelassus]

I've tried both the build the solution and the old version solution, and in both cases I have the same issues : The app is killed every 3 seconds and restarts, and I cannot middle click

[trihutama]

I've tried both the build the solution and the old version solution, and in both cases I have the same issues : The app is killed every 3 seconds and restarts, and I cannot middle click

@rdelassus try delete old apps first using AppCleaner, remove old MiddleClick accessibility option , then open app again with right click > Open

[sky-andremartins]

I've tried reinstalling with the previous version (2.4.8.1) and on Mac M1 it keeps restarting

[artginzburg]

My understanding is that when I recently signed in to Xcode on a new machine, my old certificate has been revoked (received an email stating this 3 days ago), and a new one was generated, so apps signed prior to that need to be rebuilt.

The fun thing is that it's a development certificate, without notarization. Wonder how much of extra security does that actually bring to users...

Try downloading this: https://github.com/artginzburg/MiddleClick-BigSur/releases/tag/2.5.0.1
It's simply rebuilt with no changes at all. Another funny thing is that the app size just shrank by almost half a kilobyte.

[hiraken0427]

GREAT WORK!
You have made my work far more efficient. Thank you very much.

[SuchSkill]

@artginzburg Amazing! Would it also be possible to update brew version in a timely manner?

[rooneyp]

Much thanks!

[artginzburg]

Amazing! Would it also be possible to update brew version in a timely manner?

Merged, Homebrew/homebrew-cask#130660

[Alex2782]

Thank you @artginzburg

[chrisma]

Thank you @artginzburg! This is essential macOS software! 🥳