#1289·Kap

Permissions Error

Author: seth-funcCreated Aug 1, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026

macOS version: Unknown () Kap version: 3.6.0

Steps to reproduce

Just got a new M5 laptop and updated to the latest public MacOS release. App doesn't even start properly just opens straight to this error message around permissions

Current behavior

Error: Unhandled Promise Rejection Error: Command failed: /Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/mac-screen-capture-permissions/screen-capture-permissions spawnSync /Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/mac-screen-capture-permissions/screen-capture-permissions Unknown system error -86 at Function.module.exports.sync (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/mac-screen-capture-permissions/node_modules/execa/index.js:168:25) at exports.hasScreenCapturePermission (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/node_modules/mac-screen-capture-permissions/index.js:27:25) at ensureScreenCapturePermissions (/Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist-js/common/system-permissions.js:64:23) at /Applications/Kap.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist-js/index.js:104:65

Expected behavior

Workaround

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