[BUG] App bounces in Dock but never opens, no window appears

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 13, 2026 by mohammadalghounaim-wq Closed May 16, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Operating system: macOS 13.7.8 (22H730) on MacBook Pro
Exact error: App bounces in Dock but never opens, no window appears
Logs: No logs created at ~/Library/Logs/Claude/main.log, no terminal output when launching from /Applications/Claude.app/Contents/MacOS/Claude
Troubleshooting tried: Force quit, cache clearing, clean reinstall, xattr command, terminal launch

Checked Console.app showed no Claude-related crash reports

What Should Happen?

Claude app should open

Error Messages/Logs

Operating system: macOS 13.7.8 (22H730) on MacBook Pro
    Exact error: App bounces in Dock but never opens, no window appears
    Logs: No logs created at ~/Library/Logs/Claude/main.log, no terminal output when launching from /Applications/Claude.app/Contents/MacOS/Claude
    Troubleshooting tried: Force quit, cache clearing, clean reinstall, xattr command, terminal launch

Steps to Reproduce

can not open app

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

could not open

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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