# Mac OS Catalina and Synfig **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** macosx, permissions, mac, catalina\ **Created:** [November 10, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350 "2019-11-10T13:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Gregg2g)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/1 "2019-11-10T13:56:30Z")
I have Mac OS Catalina v 13.0.3 installed on my iMac 27" CPU. I’ve had trouble with any browsing into the folders (or saving). What I am getting in the error message: Error opening directory '/users/greggscott/desktop"Operation not permitted. I am trying both Synfig 1.3.11 and the earlier stable version v 2. ![macOS](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/82012497b18d3a3691a353391787ffbc5c5c3e64.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ghost](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/ghost/32/5180_2.png) [@ghost](https://forums.synfig.org/u/ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/2 "2019-11-10T22:42:54Z")
Hey, this known Github issue might be related to what you’re experiencing: > ---
**Author:** ![Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Gregg2g)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/3 "2019-11-10T23:05:01Z")
Thank you ghost. I saw this before. I hope Synfig fixes this so we can use this software. ---
**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/4 "2019-11-13T22:42:28Z")
You can still try to install a Linux guest OS in [Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org) (available on Mac) to run Synfig… Heavy solution but it can be used for other apps too 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Gregg2g)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/5 "2019-11-14T13:34:27Z")
Thank you BobSynfig. Yes, that is always a choice. I don’t know if I want to go that road as of now. ---
**Author:** ![KonstantinDmitriev](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/konstantindmitriev/32/3_2.png) [@KonstantinDmitriev](https://forums.synfig.org/u/KonstantinDmitriev)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/6 "2019-12-19T17:26:06Z")
@Gregg2g We have published a fix, please verify if it’s working now - [https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/972#issuecomment-567583764](https://github.com/synfig/synfig/issues/972#issuecomment-567583764) ---
**Author:** ![Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Gregg2g](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Gregg2g)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/mac-os-catalina-and-synfig/10350/7 "2019-12-29T17:45:10Z")
Sorry KonstantinDmitriev for getting back to you so late. The Holidays have taken up a lot of my time. That took care of that one problems, but I found other problems as I started learning Synfig. 1. I have Alias folders on my desktop that I cannot find while trying to import pic’s for the tutorials. 2. Holding the center mouse button to move the page does not seem to work. What happen to use the space bar to pan the window? 3. For Zoom, (^+) Control + and (^-) Control - do not work. Thank you for your reply. Gregg