Rhino 8 won’t open on Mac after update

Rhino
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Hi!

I’m in urgent need of an older version of Rhino 8 because Rhino won’t start on my Mac after updating today. It immediately shows: “Rhino quit unexpectedly.” I’ve tried restarting my Mac, but it still won’t open.

My setup:

  • Rhino: Version 8 (8.28.26041.11002, 2026-02-10)

  • macOS: Tahoe 26.3 (fully updated)

Could you please provide a download link to the previous Rhino 8 version (the build right before 8.28), or tell me the best way to solve this?

Thank you!

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Hi Athena,

I’ll send you the previous version but thinking there might be something else going one. Let me know what the result is.

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Ever since I updated I also have been unable to open files in Rhino. All I can see is the most recent projects, and when I click on them the computer loads and then I get a “rhino crashed” message on my screen

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Hi Ava,

What exactly did you update? Can you provide your current Mac OS and your current Rhino version?

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I’m in MacOS Ventura 13.5.1, and Rhino Version 8 (8.28.26041.11002 2026-02-10). Now I’m starting to wonder if maybe my Mac needs to be updated for it to work?

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Hi Ava -

From the crash report that you sent in, it looks like this crash is related to Metal. Apple typically fixes bugs in the display drivers in newer operating systems.

I see that you are on an M1. Unless there is a different application that you use that holds you back on macOS Ventura, updating to the most recent would be a good thing to do.
-wim