docs: fix first-launch instructions for macOS Sequoia+ Gatekeeper#68
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Apple removed the right-click → Open bypass for unsigned apps in macOS Sequoia (15); it's gone through Tahoe (26). Every install instruction in the repo still told users to right-click → Open, which no longer works on any current Mac. Replace it with the current flow — double-click → Done → System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway — plus the "app is damaged" caveat and the `xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine` fallback, across: - README.md (Getting started, step 3) - docs/USER_GUIDE.md (First launch on a Mac) - docs/release-notes/v1.1.1.md (unsigned-install line, copied forward each release) - .github/workflows/release.yml (draft release body + header comment) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Apple removed the right-click → Open Gatekeeper bypass for unsigned apps in macOS Sequoia (15); it's gone through Tahoe (26). Every install instruction in the repo still told users to right-click → Open — which no longer works on any current Mac, so new users literally can't get past the first-launch block by following our docs.
The current flow (now documented)
Caveats baked into the copy: Open Anyway only appears after the first launch attempt and lasts ~1 hour; Tahoe sometimes shows "Quill is damaged" instead;
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Quill.appclears both and doubles as a one-command shortcut.Files changed
README.md— Getting started, step 3docs/USER_GUIDE.md— First launch on a Mac (non-technical framing)docs/release-notes/v1.1.1.md— the unsigned-install line that gets copied forward into each release.github/workflows/release.yml— draft-release body + header commentHistorical release notes (v0.1–v1.1.0) are left as-is on purpose.
Not in scope
The real fix is Apple Developer ID signing + notarization, which was previously descoped. This PR just makes the instructions match reality.
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