FreeCAD / FreeCAD/FreeCAD

macOS: v1.1.1 seems not to support Apple Silicon M5 on MacBook Air

Open
#30,007 25 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Help wanted OS: macOS Status: Confirmed Type: Bug Type: Crash Type: Regression
Dominant language
C++
Stars
33.6k
Forks
6k
Avg merge
3d 17h
Merged PRs (30d)
196

Description

### Problem description

Fantastic software - Thank you - but it seems not to support Apple Silicon M5 on MacBook Air yet - FreeCad 1.1.1 crashes every time I try to make even simple operation on my MacBook - whereas it is running quite stable on my Windows machine. It's a brand new MacBook Air M5 running macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 and FreeCad 1.1.1 was the first app I installed. It crashes after a few seconds in Part and PartDesign after a few operations - it also crashes in safe mode. I get some strange notifications (**invalid index ....**) - Please see attached screendump

Image
Image
Image

### Workbench affected?

Part

### Steps to reproduce

Not possible to attach zip due to crash

### Expected behavior

running without crashes 😊

### Actual behavior

FreeCad 1.1.1 crashes after a few seconds and very few operations - seen in Part and PartDesign. It also crashes in safe mode and also with the OpenGL option checked. Please see attached screendumps

### Development version About Info (in Safe Mode)

```shell
Not tried yet - but I will
```

### Last known good version (optional)

```shell

```

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash in the Part and PartDesign workbenches on the reported Apple Silicon MacBook Air, comparing normal mode, safe mode, and the OpenGL option. Collect the development-version About Info and crash details, then identify the failing area; done means the affected operations run without crashes on macOS.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.