# issue Testing with a fresh copy of Inkscape 1.0beta1 (32d4812, 2019-09-19) installed on macOS 10.15 Catalina (release version), I am unable to open documents with File > Open or the toolbar shortcut. (I *did not* encounter this issue on pre-release versions of Catalina.) For any directory that I navigate to, I get a message "Could not read the contents of XXXXX". "Error opening directory 'path/to/directory`: Operation not permitted" I *can* open an SVG file by double clicking it in the Finder if Inkscape is not already open.  Same issue reported for GIMP: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/3710 # progress * [x] no longer require `INKSCAPE_DATADIR` being set before execution reaches `main()` (!1020) * [x] set environment variables in `main()`, removing the need for a launch script * [x] Inkscape works without launch script (my personal dev environment) * test CLI invocation (because of problems with the launch script) * [x] `./Inkscape` * [x] symlinked from somewhere else * do some cleanup and testing * [x] finalize the XDG situation (check the spec) * [x] Compare `#ifdef` for "I'm in a bundle - set environment!" with what speleo3 did * modify packaging * [x] include new entitlements/settings * ~~make binary lowercase~~ :point_right: postponed to future update * [x] create MR: !1060 # current workaround See @benjaminbellamy answer below or [click here](https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/issues/459#note_228045849). #### :warning: danger zone :warning: There is another workaround available that comes with considerable security implications. If you are really desperate and looking for a "whatever it takes" kind of solution, read through this issue and you'll find it. **You have been warned.**