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If Crashes when opening Mac Cracked Apps

Apple removed TNT’s certificate, so the app will crash after July 12th. The current solution is to sign it yourself.

Run in Terminal

codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/name.app

if Permission denied don't forget to add sudo

example:

sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/1Password\ 7.app


Requisite: Xcode or the Apple Command Line Tools

To install, execute

xcode-select --install

@Oberlump
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I have a very similar problem with a TNT app:

The app closes automatically (crash) as soon as it tries to call home (blocked by Little Snitch). The app is then no longer available and has automatically deleted itself. It is also not in the trash, but simply completely gone.

Is that the same problem or a different one?

@lochiameroIutah
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I have the same problem running apps like cleamMyMac or Loopback...

This is what I already tested AND THAT DOESN'T WORK

I'm not a developer, only a geek that uses Mac lol


GIVE EXTREME PERMISSIONS

sudo chmod -R 755 / path / to / app.

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine / path / to / app.

sudo chmod -R 755

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine

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Apparently you are not the only ones experiencing this problem and it does not refer to the M1 processor which could cause incompatibility but rather it may be an absence of valid certificates when the application was compiled.
You can try both to do as a terminal a:

sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/software.app

Or even this solution seems to have worked for some:

codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/software.app

If it still does not work, the last alternative is to install upx and run:

brew install upx
sudo upx -d /Applications/software.app/Contents/MacOS/software

Install anything on Mac:

sudo spctl --master-disable

To reactivate:

sudo spctl --master-enable

GIVE PERMITS:

defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool NO

@mayankgirdhar27
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A guy on reddit gave this suggestion and it works like magic.
Here is a solution. Open Clean My Mac, go to Clean My Mac Preferences - disable sound. Should work, did for me.

@coder-free
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@mayankgirdhar27 it works for me. thanks. like magic.

@lochiameroIutah
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@mayankgirdhar27 I seen that on yt and it's crazy how just doing that it perfectly works lol extreme

@lochiameroIutah
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Again, I'm not a developer, but i found a solution to use loopback cracked. Simply I gave permission using this code

1st:
brew install upx

When finished

2nd:
sudo upx -d /Applications/software.app/Contents/MacOS/software

and then it opens only if I open Loopback using "show content package" and then opening Contents/Mac OS/Loopback

Doing the same with iMazing it doesn't work :(

@Tushar9922
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@lochiameroIutah please tell how to undo those extreme commands because after using that i am not able to run anything in terminal

@Tushar9922
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@lochiameroIutah please tell because everything i am trying to do permission is denying

@jackvinil
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Hi there. Lost all my Adobe Apps!

@lisandrop05
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@jackvinil same here, most of TNT patched software died after updating to Mac Os Monterey.

@buttercupyuki
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Some of the advice above looks a bit sketchy, but I have the same problem and I really need Lightroom so I'm here, does anyone have any solutions yet?

@Romulusa27
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OMG it worked !!!!
Thank you so much !!

@lisandrop05
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@Romulusa27 can you please share what you did? and tell us the Mac OS X version you have. thanks

@Romulusa27
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@lisandrop05 I simply used that command line : sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CleanMyMac\ X.app
I am on MacOS Monterey.
Hope it will help you

@jackvinil
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Anybody with a solution for Adobe programs?

@mahbubur001
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sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/CleanMyMac\ X.app
This is work for me
macOS => Monterey 12.1
But not working for 1 Password

@Unkn0wnKisuke
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Thanks this worked for me. I recently updated to Monterey 12.1.

@rohanrudra55
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@mahbubur001 @Romulusa27 With what software did u tried ?

@Romulusa27
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@rohanrudra55 I’m on MacOS Monterey

@JzaxJzax
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Thank you so much for sharing the trick. I recently now never found TNT apps ( Only I need , Adobe stuff , paid 3D modelling apps ) that unable to use ( SIP disabled, Gate Keeper disabled ,Master disabled) But I think I should remember this trick in case emergency lol.

I'm still on MacOS Monterey 12.0.1. Heard many one cannot use apps after update to monterey. A bit weird that I could use 95% apps from Big Sur without crashed ( 5% not yet updated by dev ) 0_o .

@jackvinil
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Apple and Adobe won the battle! Bought CC Cloud

@eibol1
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eibol1 commented Nov 3, 2022

Hi,

I have the same problem but with MacOS Ventura (13.0). GraphPad Prism 9 (9.0.2) from TNT crashes when try to open it.

I tried: sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/Prism\ 9.app/ but it didn't work.

Any suggestions please? I really need help for this

@NormanZyq
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Same here when opening Prism 9. It pops up an alert telling me the app crashes. Idk it's due to the certificate or the app's compatibility with Ventura. The command is also not work for me.

@x3r4n0
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x3r4n0 commented Nov 10, 2022

same here with some other apps like djay pro 2... any workrounds about this issue?

@rohanrudra55
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rohanrudra55 commented Nov 12, 2022


@eibol1
@NormanZyq
@x3r4n0

May the new os features are preventing the hack to work. Even in Monterey I have to apply the hack often as it worked for couple of days / sometimes for few hours then again the software crashed. Downgrading the particular software could be a help or else downgrade the OS if the software is very important.

@CrazyBiologist
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CrazyBiologist commented Nov 29, 2022

Has anyone found a solution for Prism 9.4.1 on Mac OS Ventura yet?
Until I upgraded to Ventura the app had been working just fine without any certification nonesense...

@alucardontop
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you don't need to do this, you just need to do "xattr -cr" and drag the app. if you want to do other things with the app you may need to sign it, but just to run it this is fine. this command executes instantly, unlike the codesigning which can take a while on cracked games

@eibol1
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eibol1 commented Dec 20, 2022

@alucardontop can you explain how to do this? Is just running on the terminal xattr -cr and the Name.app?

@lochiameroIutah
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I solved every kind of problem after the fact "Apple removed TNT’s certificate", so I'm working with some developers on an App that uses ai to give permission on every kind of App, file, vst, whatever you could imagine, just to run everything on our computer just with one click! I keep you updated guys!

@jollygiraffe
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Amazing!

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