Vivaldi failed to launch on macOS 14
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I did the hard work and found out that the issue is inside the Library / Application Support / Vivaldi / Default / Preferences file.
Delete this - and I'm able to launch Vivaldi again. Still don't know what causes the problem though.
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@nhave said in Vivaldi failed to launch on macOS 14:
I did the hard work and found out that the issue is inside the Library / Application Support / Vivaldi / Default / Preferences file.
Delete this - and I'm able to launch Vivaldi again. Still don't know what causes the problem though.
Thank you!!!
This doesn't fix the root problem of course... but it did let me unearth my old profile directory backup that I've been sitting on for almost a month.
Vivaldi devs: if you read this thread at all, I have two preferences files that I'm keeping around in case you want them for analysis. One of them causes Vivaldi to beachball forever on launch, and another causes it to crash on launch.
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Just to confirm I've had this problem for a while now. When I launch Vivaldi I see it bounce in the dock for a second then it dies. Re-installing makes it work for a day or three but then the issue returns. Bug report already raised. Using a backup browser for now.
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Just got back in town from travel. Surprised to see this still hasn't been fixed? What is the ETA for impacted Mac users to again have the ability to run Vivaldi?
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Hello, Apple Macbook Pro M1, macOS Ventura. I was working normally on the browser, which turned off. It is impossible to turn it back on, after clicking the icon the application closes immediately. Restarting the computer, reinstalling or uninstalling and reinstalling Vivaldi does not help. Any ways to fix it?
Edit: The newest snapshot version is working without this problem.
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Has this been fixed? There was a bug report - has it been responded to? Ventura 14.1 came out today. I depend on Vivaldi but do not want to fall behind updates to MacOS. Please fix issues...
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Unfortunately I am having the same issue. I have had to delete the ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/Default/Preferences file at least twice today to recover from Vivaldi not launching. Each time I have to sign back in and set up sync.
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Unfortunately, in my case the problem occurs on the Ventura system, not the latest Sonoma, and it appeared suddenly. As for the path with the preferences files, I can't find it somewhere, is it hidden somehow? I will say that the Snapshot version works without any problems.
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Please try the new 6.4 release!
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Unfortunately, uploading this version did not help, the application opens (a dot appears in the dock, without any window opening) and then immediately closes without any message.
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Same here. Just downloaded the latest release and it won't open. It starts to open, a couple of Vivaldi processes show up within Activity Monitor, and then...they disappear. Vivaldi simply doesn't open. Disappointing.
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May be Vivaldi is trying to load libraries that are part of a more recent safari release (>15). Spoiler: Vivaldi shares libraries with the Safari app installation
Latest Vivaldi version 6.4, launched yesterday, is the first version failing to load for this reason. The latest precedent 6.2 version was running smoothly in an old macbook 2011 (running Catalina MacOS 15.3, done with the installation hack).
You may try to launch Vivaldi from a opened terminal window, calling Vivaldi.app [enter]. You will be able to read/scroll the error messages.
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Is it any better after macOS 14.1 update?
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@Chas4 said in Vivaldi failed to launch on macOS 14:
Is it any better after macOS 14.1 update?
Nope. Just updated to Sonoma 14.1 and the problem still persists. Vivaldi (Release version) doesn't open.
Interestingly, the Snapshot builds do open. I'm now beginning to think there is a problem with existing profiles (or other Vivaldi files) that, for some reason, won't allow existing release versions of Vivaldi to open under the new macOS.
I have a ton of settings (Tab Stacks, Workspaces, etc.) that can't be imported- via sync or moving files- so I'm hosed until a fix is created. It's been nearly a month so I'm losing faith in the ability of the developers to identify what is causing this issue for so many so a corrective action could be taken.
Starting with a new profile, while it might work for some, and is the lazy way to "fix", won't work for me. Still disappointed at this point but steadily progressing toward a world of using Safari and Firefox on my Mac Studio due to this problem.
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New to Vivaldi Community.
Just thought I should say I have just upgraded to Sonoma and the first Vivaldi page opens with the text LETS GO but then immediately disappears.
I so want to use Vivaldi across my iPad, iPhone and Mac mini but have spent so much time trying to find what is wrong that my spirit is weakening to continue with Vivaldi.
Such a shame as I have used Vivaldi on Windows & Android but maybe I just need to delete Vivaldi from My Mac mini and try again in a few months.
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Same for me! Running the newest version and it's not working again.
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I am surprised that nobody from the Vivaldi Team has replied to say they are looking in to this problem.
It would be helpful if the Vivaldi Team had a webpage with a list of problems being looked into.
This could include Problem Description, Status (Fixed/Open/Not started),Solution,Advice for users
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@ericole Have you been able to run Vivaldi with Sonoma yet? I have delayed updating to Sonoma.
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@nedhamson said in Vivaldi failed to launch on macOS 14:
@ericole Have you been able to run Vivaldi with Sonoma yet? I have delayed updating to Sonoma.
Well, I just gave up and switched back to Safari.
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@mhowie Tried just grabbing a fresh copy and installing it again?
Arm or Intel Mac?
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