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Peter Johnston

16 May, 2026 02:24 AM

1. If you experienced a crash or other abnormal behavior, please attach the log file 'beaTunes-logs-2026-05-16-121918.zip' by dragging it from your desktop onto the 'Attach File' button below.

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I've received a notification that BeaTunes will not work in the next version of MacOS. Will you be updating in the near future?
* beaTunes: 5.2.36
* JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM
* Version: 11.0.29+12-LTS
* Vendor: BellSoft
* OS: Mac OS X 26.4.1, x86_64
* Library: Music.app
* Memory: 92m - 1152m
* Registered as: Peter Johnston

1. 1 Posted by steph on 16 May, 2026 07:22 AM

   

   Hi Peter

   Hendrik is already working on a compatible version. Read this:
   https://blog.beatunes.com/

   Please be advised that since this is an Early Access version, it is not yet suitable for production use.

   Best regards
   Stephan

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2. 2 Posted by Peter Johnston on 16 May, 2026 07:46 AM

   
   Peter
   

   Sent from my iPad

   
   

   On 16 May 2026, at 5:23 pm, steph <[email blocked]> wrote:
   
   

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   // Please reply above this line ================================================== From: steph Hi Peter Hendrik is already working on a compatible version. Best regards Stephan On Fri, May 15 at 07:24 PM PDT, Peter Johnston wrote: 1. If you experienced a crash or other abnormal behavior, please attach the log file 'beaTunes-logs-2026-05-16-121918.zip' by dragging it from your desktop onto the 'Attach File' button below. 2. Please enter your message to us here. I've received a notification that BeaTunes will not work in the next version of MacOS. Will you be updating in the near future? * beaTunes: 5.2.36 * JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM * Version: 11.0.29+12-LTS * Vendor: BellSoft * OS: Mac OS X 26.4.1, x86_64 * Library: Music.app * Memory: 92m - 1152m * Registered as: Peter Johnston

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 17 May, 2026 01:25 PM

   

   Hey,

   there is a new early access release (EA 2) for Apple Silicon.

   https://blog.beatunes.com/2026/05/early-access-beatunes-6-ea2.html

   Cheers,

   -hendrik

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4. 4 Posted by Peter Johnston on 18 May, 2026 01:21 AM

   

   Many thanks for the link.

   No luck with getting it to run beyond the splash screen then this tiny window:

   

   Wishing you success with your development work on the new version.

   Peter

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 18 May, 2026 07:54 AM

   

   Ouch! That does not look good.

   Can you enlarge that window so that whatever is in there becomes visible?

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6. 6 Posted by Peter Johnston on 18 May, 2026 10:59 AM

   

   Unfortunately, no. The only action I could perform was to click the red ’traffic light’: iy closed the application as I expected.

   My machine I’m trying this pre-release on is an M1 Max Mac Studio. 32 GB memory, Mac OS 26.5 (25F71).

   Regards,
   Peter
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7. Support Staff 7 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 18 May, 2026 11:03 AM

   

   Hm.
   If you are familiar with the Terminal app, could you please start beaTunes like this:

   /Applications/beaTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/beaTunes
   

   I.e. type in that line into the Terminal. Perhaps there is some useful information in the Terminal then...

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8. 8 Posted by Peter Johnston on 19 May, 2026 07:30 AM

   

   HI Hendrik

   Here’s what I got back in Terminal

   peterjohnston@Peters-Mac-Studio ~ %
   peterjohnston@Peters-Mac-Studio ~ % /Applications/beaTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/beaTunes
   WARNING: A restricted method in java.lang.System has been called
   WARNING: java.lang.System::loadLibrary has been called by com.tagtraum.core.NativeLibraryLoader in an unnamed module (file:/Applications/beaTunes.app/Contents/Java/core-6.0.0-EA1-SNAPSHOT.jar)
   WARNING: Use --enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED to avoid a warning for callers in this module
   WARNING: Restricted methods will be blocked in a future release unless native access is enabled

   2026-05-19 17:27:53,316 [ 492] [ERROR][AWT-EventQueue-0] com.tagtraum.beatunes.BeaTunes: Fatal Error: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.awt.Color.getRed()" because "color" is null
   java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.awt.Color.getRed()" because "color" is null
   at com.tagtraum.core.image.ImageFX.isLight(ImageFX.java:178)
   at com.tagtraum.beatunes.plaf.Theme.isLight(Theme.java:122)
   at com.tagtraum.beatunes.plaf.ColorTheme.activate(ColorTheme.java:181)
   at com.tagtraum.beatunes.BeaTunes.activateThemeFromPreferences(BeaTunes.java:1703)
   at com.tagtraum.beatunes.BeaTunes.<init>(BeaTunes.java:329)
   at com.tagtraum.beatunes.BeaTunes.lambda$main$1(BeaTunes.java:1998)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:323)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:723)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:702)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
   at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)

   This could be useful for you.

   Cheers,

   Peter

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   TAS 7018
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9. Support Staff 9 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 19 May, 2026 08:10 AM

   

   Thank you, Peter!

   This is awesome feedback. Any chance you have used beaTunes before, a very long time ago?

   -hendrik

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10. Support Staff 10 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 19 May, 2026 08:52 AM

    

    Ah... you're using dark mode, right? Any chance beaTunes starts in "light" mode?

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11. 11 Posted by Peter Johnston on 19 May, 2026 10:16 AM

    

    I think I’ve been using beaTunes since maybe 2018/19. It has been particularly useful in cataloging my music for a community radio show I do.

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12. Support Staff 12 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 19 May, 2026 10:17 AM

    

    Does v6 start in "light" mode?

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13. 13 Posted by Peter Johnston on 19 May, 2026 11:35 AM

    

    Bingo!

    Switched to light mode and after a couple of error messages I got to view a library.

    

    Thanks for the hints. Now I can check out how the new version performs.

    PJ

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14. Support Staff 14 Posted by Hendrik Schreib... on 19 May, 2026 03:11 PM

    

    Thanks for the hints. Now I can check out how the new version performs.

    I have to thank you for the bug report!!
    It'll be fixed in the next EA version.

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15. 15 Posted by Peter Johnston on 20 May, 2026 01:24 AM

    

    You are welcome.

    Best wishes for the next version.

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    69B Riawena Rd
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    email: [email blocked]

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