

~/Library/Saved Application State/īug still reproducible then. The unresponsiveness when opening files via Finder happens each time. Note: I hoped that the whole thing may only was an app-specific access permission issue and this may resolve the situation permanently, but it didn't.App-specific access permissions seem to get persisted correctly. On the next occasion macOS doesn't ask anymore.If the first time, then macOS opens a dialog to grant Inkscape document / download folder access.Navigate to your file (with the GTK user experience, which is far inferior to the native file chooser).This opens a file chooser (not the native macOS one) but the GTK file chooser.So this workaround is somehow acceptable for the time being.Luckily it shows the file which you attempted to open via Finder.Open the file via Menu > File > Open Recent > Your File.All opened files get added to the "File > Open > Open Recent" listing correctly.Also with Inkscape open, opening extra SVG files from Finder, just opens them in further Inkscape windows.You can open single or multiple SVG files via Finder, which starts Inkscape if not yet open.On the Welcome screen disable "Show this each time".With the Welcome dialog, which is active by default. You have to force-quit the app eventually.Clicking "Close" results in a program hang (macOS beach-ball).It opens a dialog saying that Inkscape suffered an "internal program error".In this broken state the main menu now only has 2 remaining entries: Inkscape, Window.When issueing the quit command (CMD-Q) Inkscape closes all windows but remains active in the menu bar.But then you cannot close the preference window.open the application preferences from there. Also on the canvas you cannot select any elements.None of the icons in the various toolbars can be clicked.The Inkscape UI is from now on unresponsive to mouse clicks.Double-click a SVG file in Finder to open it in Inkscape.

CMD-I > Open with > Set it to "Inkscape". In macOS Finder associate SVG files to be opened with Inkscape.Luckily Inkscape > Menu > File > Open + Open Recent commands remain working.Inkscape UI totally unresponsive when double clicking SVG file in Finder which opens it in Inkscape.
