Latest Mailspring update Intel MacOS fails to load

Bug Reports
#1

Description

Upon startup, MailSpring produces the following error and won’t move past it:
Error: dlopen(/Applications/Mailspring.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node, 0x0001): tried: ‘/Applications/Mailspring.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node’ (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have ‘arm64’, need ‘x86_64h’ or ‘x86_64’)), ‘/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/Applications/Mailspring.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node’ (no such file), ‘/Applications/Mailspring.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node’ (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have ‘arm64’, need ‘x86_64h’ or ‘x86_64’))

To Reproduce…

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Download and install the latest Mailspring version for MacOS / Intel
  2. run Mailspring
  3. observe the popup

Expected Behavior

Mailspring starts normally

Setup

  • OS and Version: macOS 13.7.6; Intel core i7
  • Installation Method: unzip
  • Mailspring Version: can’t open the app; get info says 1.16.0. Latest, downloaded 16 Jul 2025. 1.15.1 reports "an update to Mailspring is available (1.16.0-5339a49f)
#2

Exact same scenario as above.

OS: Ventura 13.7.6
CPI: Intel Core i5

#3

I get told there is a database issue. Reverting to the old build fixes the issue. I am using intel mac.

#4

upvote this issue to help get it fixed, please.

#5

Thanks a lot for the bug report! I pinged @bengotow about the issue.