Juce File Chooser on MAC

General JUCE discussion
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Hi everyone,

I’m working on a JUCE-based audio player, and I’m facing an issue on macOS. When I click the Load button, the file dialog appears, but it doesn’t allow me to select and load files into the playlist/library. This works fine on Windows but fails on macOS.

What I’ve Observed:

  • The FileChooser opens but doesn’t allow selecting files for loading.
  • No error messages, but files aren’t added to the playlist.
  • Works perfectly on Windows with the same code.

juce::FileChooser chooser(“Select an audio file…”,
juce::File(),
“.wav;.mp3;*.ogg”,
true); // Force native macOS dialog

chooser.launchAsync(juce::FileBrowserComponent::openMode | juce::FileBrowserComponent::canSelectFiles,
[this](const juce::FileChooser& fc)
{
auto chosenFile = fc.getResult();
DBG("Selected file: " + chosenFile.getFullPathName()); // Debugging log
if (chosenFile.existsAsFile())
{
player->loadURL(juce::URL{ chosenFile });
waveformDisplay.loadURL(juce::URL{ chosenFile });
}
else
{
DBG(“:x: File selection failed!”); // File doesn’t exist
}
});

Questions:

  • Could this be a JUCE issue with file permissions on macOS?
  • Do I need additional entitlements or Info.plist modifications?
  • Is there a known workaround to force FileChooser to allow selecting files?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

2

Why that?

3

sorry it was a typo. im using 8.0, available on website for download