running Plover 4 on Big Sur (developer cannot be verified)

[phques]

Hi,
How do we get a current version of Plover to run on MacOS Big Sur?
I get an error about "developer cannot be verified" when I launch it.
thank you

[benoit-pierre]

We currently don't sign our application, so I think you'll have to bypass the security check: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616/mac.

[phques]

great, thank you !

[morinted]

Hi there. This happens because Plover is not code-signed. It's something that we're looking at accomplishing in the future, but there's a lot of work and an annual fee involved. So until then, I hope this helps!

1. Download the .dmg of Plover that you'd like to install.

2. Double-click to open the DMG.

3. A window will pop up with Plover and the applications folder, drag Plover into the Applications folder and wait for it to copy over.
   

4. Launch Plover from the Applications folder. A warning will appear like the following:
   

5. Press Cancel to dismiss the warning.

6. Open "System Preferences"

   

7. Go to "Security & Privacy"
   

8. In the General tab, you'll see a warning about Plover being from an unverified developer. You can choose to bypass this warning by clicking Open Anyway
   

9. In the new, final warning that appears, click Open again.

10. Plover should be able to start now. If it doesn't start immediately, just launch it from Applications once more.

[phques]

great, thank you !

[morinted]

And as Benoit Pierre's linked article points out, you can get to the warning in step 9 by just holding down the control key while clicking Plover in the Applications folder!