macOS 26: Automator 3rd party actions cannot be configured

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Created Jul ’25

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After installing my notarized 3rd party app in a Tahoe VM, its embedded Automator actions can not be configured in Automator while defining a workflow: After adding the actions (enabling 3rd party extensions), their views / UI elements do not respond to any mouse event.

When enabling „show this action when running“, the options can be changed during execution of the workflow. Needless to say: Adjusting these action settings in Automator was working for years, macOS 12 - 15 and before.

Reported via Feedback Assistent (FB19015185).

Can anybody confirm this issue with Automator actions?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’25

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FB19015185

Thanks. A bug report is the best path forward for an obvious regression like this.

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Answer 2

MyMattes OP

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Unfortunately, the filed bug report was not acknowledged by Apple - it is still open, no feedback or status report was given, and macOS 26 "Tahoe" was shipped with the very same issue.

@DTS Engineer : Quinn, you should know that I value your contributions in this forum the highest ... but I see a pattern when looking at my bug reports: After migrating from RADARs to the Feedback Assistent, almost all of them are lacking substainable feedback by Apple. Maybe something you can address internally...?

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