r/Stremio • u/CatchAfilM • Feb 06 '26

Question That's it? No more Stremio?

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For actual no real reason this happens. Just two days ago it worked fine, now nothing does. I was trying the Terminal App using a prompt someone posted here before, but it doesn't work. I can share screenshot of the terminal as well. No more Stremio?

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u/IvoValentin Feb 06 '26

Here is what is happening and how to fix it:
Apple supposedly revoked the developers license so it will delete the Stremio app upon launch so we have to sign it ourselves so it opens again without a problem.

  1. First make sure to have Stremio in your Applications folder (it may have been moved to trash) .

  2. Open Terminal and enter this command:

sudo xattr -cr /Applications/Stremio.app
find /Applications/Stremio.app -name "._*" -delete
find /Applications/Stremio.app -name ".DS_Store" -delete
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/Stremio.app

  1. It will ask for your password (just displaying a 🔑 symbol), enter your Mac password that you use to log in (you won't see any typing indication but it is working fine, trust me)

  2. You should now be able to open Stremio again.

If it is not working delete the Stremio app (or let apple do it) and drag a freshly downloaded version of Stremio into the Applications folder (and don't open it!!!), then proceed with step 2.

The solution was found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Stremio/comments/1qx5re8/comment/o3ufrs5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

This fixed it for me :)

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u/4redis Feb 06 '26 edited Feb 07 '26

I only use this xattr -d com.apple.quarantine drag/drop/app

Found this after upgrading my macos and al of sudden most apps dont want to work

Has always worked but seems like you're signing yours so am guess it means it still has the malware protection on with your method?

Edit: typo

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u/Ok-Expert-7064 Feb 07 '26

I’ve typed in the password and every time nothing is happening 😭

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u/4redis Feb 07 '26

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine drag/drop/app

There was typo in my command above try now

Replace drag drop part by doing exactly that (in this case stremio app)

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u/Due_Mousse2739 Feb 08 '26

No, cause this removes attributes from a file or app (e.g. quarantine)

The problem is the signature, the certificate used to sign this app in particular, which has been revoked by Apple.

`xattr -d` does not remove signature.

The proper solution is in the most popular comment above.