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macOS System Information

Blender 4.3+ - Semi-Automated Information Collection

In Blender 4.3 we added a script that helps automatically collect system information in the case that Blender isn't opening. The steps to use it are as follows:

  • Navigate to where Blender is installed. This is usually the Applications folder.
    • If you installed Blender through Steam, then you can find where Blender is installed by right clicking on Blender in Steam selecting Manage > Browse local files.
  • Right click on Blender and select Show Package Contents
  • Navigate to the /Contents/Resources/ folder and there you will find the script blender-system-info.sh.
  • Open the Terminal app and drag and drop the script into the Terminal and press Return to run it.
  • The script will collect information about your computer and Blender and open the bug reporting web page, automatically filling it out with the information it collected.
  • The script is unable to collect information about your graphics card, so you will need to collect this information manually by following Graphics Card section of the guide below.


Operating System

Select from the top bar of macOS Apple Icon > About This Mac. Here you will find your macOS version beside the field macOS.

Share the information on the report form like this: macOS 14.4.1

Graphics Card

Open Launchpad from the dock, then search for and open the System Information app. You will be find your graphics card information in the section Hardware > Graphics/Display. The information we're interested in is the Chipset Model and Metal Support.

Combine these details together and share them in your bug report form like this: Apple M1 Pro - Metal 3

Blender Version

Follow one of the guides below to obtain your Blender version number, then share it on your bug reporting form.

Downloaded from Blender Website

There are two main ways we recommend finding the Blender version. Through the command line, or through a GUI.

Command Line

Open the terminal app and run the command /path/to/blender --version. In the output you will find the information we're interested in. They are Blender version, commit date, hash, and branch (Blender 4.2+). Combine these details together and put them on your report form like this: Blender 4.2.0, branch: main, commit date: 2024-05-16 20:40. hash: 1558bc7cb428

The path to Blender is typically /Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS/Blender

GUI

Navigate to where Blender is installed, right click on it, and select Get Info. You will find the Blender version number in the section General > Version. Share this information on your bug reporting form like this: Blender 4.1.1 2024-04-16

Downloaded from Steam

There are two main ways we recommend finding the Blender version. Through the command line, or through a GUI.

Command Line

Open Steam, right click on Blender, and select the option Manage > Browse local files. Finder will open showing where Blender is installed. Right click on Blender and select Show Package Contents then navigate to the folder /Contents/MacOS/. Here you will find the Blender executable. Open the terminal app and run the command /path/to/blender --version, using the Blender executable found earlier. In the output you will find the information we're interested in. They are Blender version, commit date, hash, and branch (Blender 4.2+). Combine these details together and put them on your report form like this: Blender 4.2.0, branch: main, commit date: 2024-05-16 20:40, hash: 1558bc7cb428

GUI

Open Steam, right click on Blender and select the option Manage > Browse local files. Finder will open showing where Blender is installed. Right click on Blender and select Get Info. You will find the Blender version number in the section General > Version. Share this information on your bug reporting form like this: Blender 4.1.1 2024-04-16