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  • I cannot get the Gimp to be accepted on my Mac

    From steveburrichter@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 16 07:26:44 2017
    I cannot get the Gimp program to be accepted on my iMac. I have downloaded it and put it into the applications folder. However, when I click on it to open the program, I get the following error message:

    “GIMP” can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.
    Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App Store and identified developers.

    Unfortunately, the only options to open programs in settings are "the App Store and identified developers."

    I enjoyed using this program for work related projects before I retired about 10 years ago, and I would like to use it now. Apparently, I need some help to get it to work on my iMac. Can you help me?

    Thanks for answering this question,

    Steve

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  • From Kai Dehrmann@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 16 16:44:18 2017
    Am 16.01.2017 um 16:26 schrieb steveburrichter@gmail.com:
    "the App Store and identified developers."

    Please find the answer here :

    http://www.peter-cohen.com/2016/12/how-to-open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer/

    kr

    Kai

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to steveburrichter@gmail.com on Mon Jan 16 11:48:12 2017
    On 1/16/17 10:26 AM, steveburrichter@gmail.com wrote:
    I cannot get the Gimp program to be accepted on my iMac. I have downloaded it and put it into the applications folder. However, when I click on it to open the program, I get the following error message:

    “GIMP” can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App Store and identified developers.

    Unfortunately, the only options to open programs in settings are "the App Store and identified developers."

    I enjoyed using this program for work related projects before I retired about 10 years ago, and I would like to use it now. Apparently, I need some help to get it to work on my iMac. Can you help me?

    Thanks for answering this question,

    Instead of starting from the Launchpad or Dock, use Finder to go to the /Applications folder, Ctrl-click (or right-click) the GIMP icon, and
    select Open. (Don’t try to simplify that by double-clicking.) You will
    get the option to enable GIMP even though it is not properly tagged. You
    only have to do this once.

    This applies to all software not obtained from the App Store or
    otherwise vetted by Apple.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    "The blind rulers of Logres
    Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue."
    -- Charles Williams. "Taliessin through Logres: Prelude"

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  • From Steve@21:1/5 to Kai Dehrmann on Mon Jan 16 09:48:22 2017
    On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 9:44:19 AM UTC-6, Kai Dehrmann wrote:
    Am 16.01.2017 um 16:26 schrieb steve
    "the App Store and identified developers."

    Please find the answer here :

    http://www.peter-cohen.com/2016/12/how-to-open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer/

    kr

    Kai

    Thank you!
    Steve

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  • From Steve@21:1/5 to John W Kennedy on Mon Jan 16 09:50:50 2017
    On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 10:48:18 AM UTC-6, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/16/17 10:26 AM, steve wrote:
    I cannot get the Gimp program to be accepted on my iMac. I have downloaded it and put it into the applications folder. However, when I click on it to open the program, I get the following error message:

    “GIMP” can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App Store and identified developers.

    Unfortunately, the only options to open programs in settings are "the App Store and identified developers."

    I enjoyed using this program for work related projects before I retired about 10 years ago, and I would like to use it now. Apparently, I need some help to get it to work on my iMac. Can you help me?

    Thanks for answering this question,

    Instead of starting from the Launchpad or Dock, use Finder to go to the /Applications folder, Ctrl-click (or right-click) the GIMP icon, and
    select Open. (Don’t try to simplify that by double-clicking.) You will
    get the option to enable GIMP even though it is not properly tagged. You only have to do this once.

    This applies to all software not obtained from the App Store or
    otherwise vetted by Apple.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    "The blind rulers of Logres
    Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue."
    -- Charles Williams. "Taliessin through Logres: Prelude"

    Thank You!
    Steve

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  • From William Unruh@21:1/5 to Kai Dehrmann on Mon Jan 16 17:26:39 2017
    On 2017-01-16, Kai Dehrmann <kai@dehrmann.de> wrote:
    Am 16.01.2017 um 16:26 schrieb steveburrichter@gmail.com:
    "the App Store and identified developers."

    Please find the answer here :

    http://www.peter-cohen.com/2016/12/how-to-open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer/

    So the short answer is
    ctrl-click ->Open ->Open.
    which creates an exception for that app.


    kr

    Kai


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