Music app won't open on macOS 26.1

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Music app won't open on macOS 26.1

Music won’t open on macOS 26.1.

Whether I double-click the icon, or select it and then click ⌘O, or choose Open File... from the Finder menu, the logo expands for a fraction of a second and then goes back to its usual inert form. Other than that, nothing happens; the active program remains the Finder. Issuing the command “open -a Music” from a Terminal window is basically a no-op. ⌘I tells me: Created: 29 October 2025., Version: 1.6.1, Last opened: 2 December 2025 .

MacBook Air 15″, macOS 26.1

Posted on Dec 2, 2025 9:30 AM

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D.I. Johnson

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Dec 2, 2025 10:56 AM in response to lmeertens

If a simple reboot of your Mac doesn’t fix things, see if the app will launch when booted in safe mode. Safe mode will often correct weird software behavior by forcing the OS to clear caches, do disk repair and other self-maintenance and housekeeping and temporarily disables third-party mods.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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Dec 3, 2025 3:59 AM in response to D.I. Johnson

The app launched in safe mode, but still does not launch in normal mode. Also, sadly, none of the music in my iTunes library from the Mac I migrated from could be found. Without that music, I have no motivation to actually use the Music app.

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