Has someone tried this on Apple Tahoe with Intel chips?
(asks before possibly upgrading to Tahoe)

Mark van Raaij
Dpto de Estructura de Macromoleculas, lab B5B
Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia - CSIC
calle Darwin 3
E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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> On 24 Aug 2026, at 08:57, Dominik Oberthuer 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Oliver, Matthew, Engin,
> 
> if this isn’t working properly, have you tried Bandicoot?
> 
> https://diffuse.science/post/bandicoot/
> 
> https://github.com/fraser-lab/bandicoot
> 
>> Bandicoot is a macOS-native fork of Coot0.9.8.95, the structural biology 
>> macromolecular model-building program. It keeps Coot 0.9's full 
>> functionality while changing several UI elements in order for the app to 
>> function in MacOS Tahoe (26.x) on Apple Silicon.
>> 
>> NOTE: Bandicoot targets macOS Tahoe (26.x) on Apple Silicon. It is not built 
>> or tested on other macOS releases, Linux, or Windows.
>> 
>> NOTE Bandicoot is a work in progress; users are welcome to log issues and 
>> issue pull requests.
> 
> Cheers, Dominik
> 
> On 24.08.26 01:00, CCP4BB automatic digest system wrote:
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>> 
>>   1. Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96 (4)
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:07:49 +0200
>> From:    Oliver H. Weiergräber
>>          <[email protected]> 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>> 
>> Hello Engin and Matthew,
>> 
>> Using Coot 0.9.8.96 (ccp4) on a Macbook Air M2 (running latest OS and 
>> XQuartz, as mentioned above), this is what I am getting (see attached 
>> screenshot).
>> As you can see, the bottom row (for display of status information) is 
>> mostly drawn black, and there is an additional horizontal area on top 
>> which should not be there. Btw, the icons displayed there are actually 
>> copies of the main toolbar on the right, and their number may change 
>> when resizing the window. Clearly a case of graphics corruption.
>> 
>> Of course I tried deleting the .coot-preferences directory as well as 
>> local state files, without effect.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Oliver
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 22.08.26 21:12, Engin Özkan wrote:
>>> For extra data on this, everything I could test was fine with an M1 
>>> MacBook Pro and Xquartz 2.8.6 (stable) on Tahoe 26.6.2. All pop-up 
>>> windows I tried worked as intended. This is with 0.9.8.96 (installed via 
>>> ccp4, version 9.0.017).
>>> 
>>> The only issue I have is a thin row of corrupted space (same thickness 
>>> as the menu bar) under the menu bar, or sequence viewer when turned on, 
>>> but it does not affect usability much. An upgrade to 2.8.7beta3 does not 
>>> fix this issue, so I would not suggest it yet.
>>> 
>>> Engin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 8/22/26 12:41 PM, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>> Hi Oliver
>>>> 
>>>> I have tested two macs now using xquartz 2.8.6 and coot 0.9.8.93 EL 
>>>> and both an M4 MAX studio and an M2 MacBook Air with the latest Tahoe.
>>>> 
>>>> I tested looking at maps and some refinement features etc.. Obviously 
>>>> I cant test everything but dialogue boxes and stuff are all working 
>>>> fine for me.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not recommending anyone  assumes it will work with their hardware, 
>>>>  but I thought everyone was in the same boat as me where it wouldn't 
>>>> even launch?
>>>> 
>>>> Best wishes
>>>> 
>>>> Matthew.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Oliver H. Weiergräber <[email protected]> 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2026 6:12 pm
>>>> *To:* Matthew Snee <[email protected]> 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
>>>> <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ccp4bb] Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>>>> Dear Matthew,
>>>> 
>>>> For me, using Tahoe 26.6.2 and XQuartz 2.8.6, Coot 0.9 starts up with a
>>>> partly corrupted workspace.
>>>> Are you maybe referring to XQuartz 2.8.7beta?
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Oliver
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 21.08.26 18:27, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>> Hi All
>>>>> 
>>>>> Just to let everyone know,  but the latest Xquartz or Tahoe update
>>>>> appears to have fixed the (OpenGL) issue in Xquartz that broke Coot 0.9
>>>>> versions for mac.
>>>>> 
>>>>> *Matthew Snee, PhD*
>>>>> 
>>>>> Post-doctoral Research Associate
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Baldock Lab | Michael Smith Building C3.214 | Wellcome Trust Centre
>>>>> for Cell-Matrix Research |Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative
>>>>> Medicine| School of Biological Sciences| Faculty of Biology, Medicine
>>>>> and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT
>>>>> 
>>>>> Lab Tel: +44 (0)161 306 2869
>>>>> 
>>>>> cell-matrix-research
>>>>> 
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:22:03 -0700
>> From:    Kedar Sharma <[email protected]> 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> I have updated to xquartz 2.8.7 beta 3 and  coot 0.9.8.96 working fine. I
>> am using Mac Tahoe 26.6.2.
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Kedar
>> On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 12:08 AM Oliver H. Weiergräber <
>> [email protected]> 
>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Engin and Matthew,
>>> 
>>> Using Coot 0.9.8.96 (ccp4) on a Macbook Air M2 (running latest OS and
>>> XQuartz, as mentioned above), this is what I am getting (see attached
>>> screenshot).
>>> As you can see, the bottom row (for display of status information) is
>>> mostly drawn black, and there is an additional horizontal area on top
>>> which should not be there. Btw, the icons displayed there are actually
>>> copies of the main toolbar on the right, and their number may change
>>> when resizing the window. Clearly a case of graphics corruption.
>>> 
>>> Of course I tried deleting the .coot-preferences directory as well as
>>> local state files, without effect.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Oliver
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22.08.26 21:12, Engin Özkan wrote:
>>>> For extra data on this, everything I could test was fine with an M1
>>>> MacBook Pro and Xquartz 2.8.6 (stable) on Tahoe 26.6.2. All pop-up
>>>> windows I tried worked as intended. This is with 0.9.8.96 (installed via
>>>> ccp4, version 9.0.017).
>>>> 
>>>> The only issue I have is a thin row of corrupted space (same thickness
>>>> as the menu bar) under the menu bar, or sequence viewer when turned on,
>>>> but it does not affect usability much. An upgrade to 2.8.7beta3 does not
>>>> fix this issue, so I would not suggest it yet.
>>>> 
>>>> Engin
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 8/22/26 12:41 PM, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>> Hi Oliver
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have tested two macs now using xquartz 2.8.6 and coot 0.9.8.93 EL
>>>>> and both an M4 MAX studio and an M2 MacBook Air with the latest Tahoe.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I tested looking at maps and some refinement features etc.. Obviously
>>>>> I cant test everything but dialogue boxes and stuff are all working
>>>>> fine for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm not recommending anyone  assumes it will work with their hardware,
>>>>>  but I thought everyone was in the same boat as me where it wouldn't
>>>>> even launch?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>> 
>>>>> Matthew.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> *From:* Oliver H. Weiergräber <[email protected]> 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2026 6:12 pm
>>>>> *To:* Matthew Snee <[email protected]> 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>;
>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
>>>>> <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ccp4bb] Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>>>>> Dear Matthew,
>>>>> 
>>>>> For me, using Tahoe 26.6.2 and XQuartz 2.8.6, Coot 0.9 starts up with a
>>>>> partly corrupted workspace.
>>>>> Are you maybe referring to XQuartz 2.8.7beta?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Oliver
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 21.08.26 18:27, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just to let everyone know,  but the latest Xquartz or Tahoe update
>>>>>> appears to have fixed the (OpenGL) issue in Xquartz that broke Coot
>>> 0.9
>>>>>> versions for mac.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> *Matthew Snee, PhD*
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Post-doctoral Research Associate
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Baldock Lab | Michael Smith Building C3.214 | Wellcome Trust
>>> Centre
>>>>>> for Cell-Matrix Research |Division of Cell Matrix Biology &
>>> Regenerative
>>>>>> Medicine| School of Biological Sciences| Faculty of Biology, Medicine
>>>>>> and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Lab Tel: +44 (0)161 306 2869
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> cell-matrix-research
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:49:41 -0500
>> From:    Engin Özkan <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>> 
>> Hi Oliver,
>> 
>> Yes, that's the thin row of corrupted space at the top, similar to the 
>> picture Matthew had attached. But you can load maps and coordinates, and 
>> everything works in my hands.
>> 
>> The loss of the bottom row is the only lost functionality I can see (I 
>> had missed it). That is significant, indeed. Though you can make up for 
>> that by running coot from a terminal and looking at the output there, I 
>> believe. It beats immediate crashing, as has been the case lately.
>> 
>> Coot 0.9 will not likely see any updates, so this is a temporary 
>> solution until we all manage to move to Coot 1.
>> 
>> Engin
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/23/26 2:07 AM, Oliver H. Weiergräber wrote:
>>> Hello Engin and Matthew,
>>> 
>>> Using Coot 0.9.8.96 (ccp4) on a Macbook Air M2 (running latest OS and 
>>> XQuartz, as mentioned above), this is what I am getting (see attached 
>>> screenshot).
>>> As you can see, the bottom row (for display of status information) is 
>>> mostly drawn black, and there is an additional horizontal area on top 
>>> which should not be there. Btw, the icons displayed there are actually 
>>> copies of the main toolbar on the right, and their number may change 
>>> when resizing the window. Clearly a case of graphics corruption.
>>> 
>>> Of course I tried deleting the .coot-preferences directory as well as 
>>> local state files, without effect.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Oliver
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22.08.26 21:12, Engin Özkan wrote:
>>>> For extra data on this, everything I could test was fine with an M1 
>>>> MacBook Pro and Xquartz 2.8.6 (stable) on Tahoe 26.6.2. All pop-up 
>>>> windows I tried worked as intended. This is with 0.9.8.96 (installed 
>>>> via ccp4, version 9.0.017).
>>>> 
>>>> The only issue I have is a thin row of corrupted space (same 
>>>> thickness as the menu bar) under the menu bar, or sequence viewer 
>>>> when turned on, but it does not affect usability much. An upgrade to 
>>>> 2.8.7beta3 does not fix this issue, so I would not suggest it yet.
>>>> 
>>>> Engin
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 8/22/26 12:41 PM, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>> Hi Oliver
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have tested two macs now using xquartz 2.8.6 and coot 0.9.8.93 EL 
>>>>> and both an M4 MAX studio and an M2 MacBook Air with the latest Tahoe.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I tested looking at maps and some refinement features etc.. 
>>>>> Obviously I cant test everything but dialogue boxes and stuff are 
>>>>> all working fine for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm not recommending anyone  assumes it will work with their 
>>>>> hardware,  but I thought everyone was in the same boat as me where 
>>>>> it wouldn't even launch?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>> 
>>>>> Matthew.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>> 
>>>>> *From:* Oliver H. Weiergräber <[email protected]> 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2026 6:12 pm
>>>>> *To:* Matthew Snee <[email protected]> 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
>>>>> <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ccp4bb] Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>>>>> Dear Matthew,
>>>>> 
>>>>> For me, using Tahoe 26.6.2 and XQuartz 2.8.6, Coot 0.9 starts up with a
>>>>> partly corrupted workspace.
>>>>> Are you maybe referring to XQuartz 2.8.7beta?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Oliver
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 21.08.26 18:27, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just to let everyone know,  but the latest Xquartz or Tahoe update
>>>>>> appears to have fixed the (OpenGL) issue in Xquartz that broke 
>>>>> Coot 0.9
>>>>>> versions for mac.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> *Matthew Snee, PhD*
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Post-doctoral Research Associate
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The Baldock Lab | Michael Smith Building C3.214 | Wellcome Trust 
>>>>> Centre
>>>>>> for Cell-Matrix Research |Division of Cell Matrix Biology & 
>>>>> Regenerative
>>>>>> Medicine| School of Biological Sciences| Faculty of Biology, Medicine
>>>>>> and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Lab Tel: +44 (0)161 306 2869
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> cell-matrix-research
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>> Date:    Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:12:25 +0200
>> From:    Oliver H. Weiergräber
>>          <[email protected]> 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>> 
>> Hi Engin,
>> 
>> Sorry, I had missed Matthew's attachment -- so we are all seeing the 
>> same things.
>> For those still relying on Coot 0.9, the Bandicoot project may be the 
>> way to go: https://github.com/fraser-lab/bandicoot
>> 
>> Best,
>> Oliver
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 23.08.26 09:49, Engin Özkan wrote:
>>> Hi Oliver,
>>> 
>>> Yes, that's the thin row of corrupted space at the top, similar to the 
>>> picture Matthew had attached. But you can load maps and coordinates, and 
>>> everything works in my hands.
>>> 
>>> The loss of the bottom row is the only lost functionality I can see (I 
>>> had missed it). That is significant, indeed. Though you can make up for 
>>> that by running coot from a terminal and looking at the output there, I 
>>> believe. It beats immediate crashing, as has been the case lately.
>>> 
>>> Coot 0.9 will not likely see any updates, so this is a temporary 
>>> solution until we all manage to move to Coot 1.
>>> 
>>> Engin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 8/23/26 2:07 AM, Oliver H. Weiergräber wrote:
>>>> Hello Engin and Matthew,
>>>> 
>>>> Using Coot 0.9.8.96 (ccp4) on a Macbook Air M2 (running latest OS and 
>>>> XQuartz, as mentioned above), this is what I am getting (see attached 
>>>> screenshot).
>>>> As you can see, the bottom row (for display of status information) is 
>>>> mostly drawn black, and there is an additional horizontal area on top 
>>>> which should not be there. Btw, the icons displayed there are actually 
>>>> copies of the main toolbar on the right, and their number may change 
>>>> when resizing the window. Clearly a case of graphics corruption.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course I tried deleting the .coot-preferences directory as well as 
>>>> local state files, without effect.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Oliver
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 22.08.26 21:12, Engin Özkan wrote:
>>>>> For extra data on this, everything I could test was fine with an M1 
>>>>> MacBook Pro and Xquartz 2.8.6 (stable) on Tahoe 26.6.2. All pop-up 
>>>>> windows I tried worked as intended. This is with 0.9.8.96 (installed 
>>>>> via ccp4, version 9.0.017).
>>>>> 
>>>>> The only issue I have is a thin row of corrupted space (same 
>>>>> thickness as the menu bar) under the menu bar, or sequence viewer 
>>>>> when turned on, but it does not affect usability much. An upgrade to 
>>>>> 2.8.7beta3 does not fix this issue, so I would not suggest it yet.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Engin
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 8/22/26 12:41 PM, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Oliver
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have tested two macs now using xquartz 2.8.6 and coot 0.9.8.93 EL 
>>>>>> and both an M4 MAX studio and an M2 MacBook Air with the latest Tahoe.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I tested looking at maps and some refinement features etc.. 
>>>>>> Obviously I cant test everything but dialogue boxes and stuff are 
>>>>>> all working fine for me.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm not recommending anyone  assumes it will work with their 
>>>>>> hardware,  but I thought everyone was in the same boat as me where 
>>>>>> it wouldn't even launch?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Matthew.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Oliver H. Weiergräber <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2026 6:12 pm
>>>>>> *To:* Matthew Snee <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
>>>>>> <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [ccp4bb] Quartz/Coot 0.9.8.96
>>>>>> Dear Matthew,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For me, using Tahoe 26.6.2 and XQuartz 2.8.6, Coot 0.9 starts up with a
>>>>>> partly corrupted workspace.
>>>>>> Are you maybe referring to XQuartz 2.8.7beta?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Oliver
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 21.08.26 18:27, Matthew Snee wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Just to let everyone know,  but the latest Xquartz or Tahoe update
>>>>>>> appears to have fixed the (OpenGL) issue in Xquartz that broke 
>>>>>> Coot 0.9
>>>>>>> versions for mac.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *Matthew Snee, PhD*
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Post-doctoral Research Associate
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The Baldock Lab | Michael Smith Building C3.214 | Wellcome Trust 
>>>>>> Centre
>>>>>>> for Cell-Matrix Research |Division of Cell Matrix Biology & 
>>>>>> Regenerative
>>>>>>> Medicine| School of Biological Sciences| Faculty of Biology, Medicine
>>>>>>> and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Lab Tel: +44 (0)161 306 2869
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> cell-matrix-research
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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