Hi, I have an app built in Unity that I am trying to sign an notarize for distribution. I can successfully codesign the app and it runs properly. But after successfully notarizing the app, the app stops opening.
My process is as follows:
# codesign the app. omitting "--deep" "--option runtime" or both will result in notarization failing
codesign --force --deep --verify --verbose --option runtime --sign "Developer ID Application: ORG NAME (ZZZZZZZZZ)" path/to/app.app
# create notarization submission zip
/usr/bin/ditto -c -k --keepParent path/to/app.app path/to/app.zip
# submit for notarization
xcrun notarytool submit --wait path/to/app.zip -v --apple-id apple@id.com --password "aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa" --team-id "ZZZZZZZZZ"
Notarization seems to succeed. Running:
spctl -a -vvv -t install path/to/app.app
-returns:
path/to/app.app: accepted
source=Notarized Developer ID
origin=Developer ID Application: JOHN DOE (ZZZZZZZZZ)
The Problem:
Before code signature, the app runs normally
After code signature, the app runs normally
After notarization, the app hangs indefinitely on opening. It stays in the Dock until force quit. The app does not create its main window. There are no Gatekeeper warnings or pop-up windows.
Additional Information:
The second time I attempt to open the application I get a pop-up warning me that the app was force-quit while opening windows.
This happens whether or not I have used xcrun stapler to staple the notarization to the app
This happens whether I run the app from the terminal, by double clicking on the .app package, or by running the Unix Executable within Contents/MacOS/
Any idea how I can debug this and figure out what's going wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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We are trying to notarize a MacOS app on our paid developer business account for the past 3 weeks. After many hours of processing, we received the following error:
Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.", "statusCode": 7000,
Has anyone else experienced this issue and if so, how was it resolved?
We have reached out to support to ask them to enable this configuration and received no reply.
Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.
Hi everyone!!
I am submitting an App for Notarization for the first time, I have several attempts, some returned invalid and other show In Progress for more than 8 hours.
Is that normal?
I addressed the issues that make the other ones Invalid.
Thanks so much!
Multiple notarization submissions have been stuck at
"In Progress" status for over 2 days with no resolution
or error:
4996643b-4512-4025-9648-028fbafca82f - submitted Jan 18
b6db6cd0-dad7-4a8e-b1fc-379467c1086d - submitted Jan 17
88f269c1-56ea-4404-98ba-edbe9a05b3d2 - submitted Jan 19
No logs available (notarytool log returns "not yet available"). The submissions were uploaded successfully and received submission IDs.
Is there a known issue with the notarization service?
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
These have been stuck in progress for a long time. Usually this process is fairly quick for this app:
id: 92caae7f-1796-4928-bb35-72f5f2667786
id: 3645e93f-a8ac-4826-8a4a-690f980dde8e
id: 3645e93f-a8ac-4826-8a4a-690f980dde8e
What can be done, it is holding back deployments :(
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
I'm trying to notarize an application for the first time & it's stuck for more than 24 hours now. I ended up submitting the same app more than 5 times, but all are stuck in waiting state.
There is no visibility into what's happening & whenever i check the status it just shows as "In Progress".
How can i expedite this process ?
id: a6f37169-19a7-4abc-b086-3f298866f65d
id: 596e3ca4-e8a6-4ba9-9ac7-cf07a430eebb
In Progress from 2026-01-21T05:56:24.160Z、2026-01-21T05:55:45.032Z
for 30 hours
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Hello, We are currently using Apple Notarization (notarytool) for distributing a macOS app, and we are experiencing very long notarization times for large app bundles.
[Issue]
For apps with large binary sizes, notarization consistently takes around 3.5 to 4.5 hours from submission to completion.
This delay is causing practical issues in our release pipeline, especially when:
A hotfix or urgent update is required
Multiple builds must be notarized in a short time
CI/CD-based distribution is expected to complete within a predictable timeframe
[Environment]
Platform: macOS
Notarization method: notarytool
Distribution: Outside Mac App Store
App size: 100 GB~ (compressed ZIP)
Signing: Hardened Runtime enabled, codesigned correctly
Submission status: Successfully accepted, but processing time is very long
[What we have confirmed]
The notarization eventually succeeds (no failures)
Re-submitting the same build shows similar processing times
Network upload itself completes normally; the delay is in Apple-side processing
Smaller apps complete notarization much faster
[Questions]
Is a 3–4+ hour notarization time expected behavior for large macOS apps?
Are there recommended best practices to reduce notarization processing time for large binaries?
For example, splitting components, adjusting packaging, or specific signing strategies
Is there any official guidance or limitation regarding notarization queueing or processing based on app size?
Are there known service-side delays or regional differences that could affect processing time?
Any insight or confirmation would be greatly appreciated, as this directly impacts our production release workflow.
Thank you.
So we are building a Tauri app and I have no been able to get our App to be Notarized using Developer ID.
We have a ticket open for 3 months now. Can anyone help me out here?
{
"logFormatVersion": 1,
"jobId": "e2ec4d13-bb83-41d4-a497-ba80cf830af1",
"status": "Rejected",
"statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.",
"statusCode": 7000,
"archiveFilename": "HIDDEN",
"uploadDate": "2026-01-23T16:13:37.589Z",
"sha256": "fd52815d5edf14b66b25529e89c207b2acff2c41642261e1049a479f19f2b72f",
"ticketContents": null,
"issues": null
}
How do we escalate to engineering team?
Sincerely,
Nash Gadre
https://camouflagenetworks.com
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Notarization
Hi,
I read that notarization should be fairly quick. I thought that it was stuck, so I ended up sending a few submissions of the same app. I was wondering if you'd able to tell me the status of my latest submission (id: a094f93d-8bb2-47fe-a411-b6e357456ec7). It has been saying "In Progress" for over 3 hours now. If it is held for in-depth review, would you be able to tell me what's the wait period is like?
Thanks!
I’m trying to notarize an Electron app for distribution outside the Mac App Store, but every submission is rejected with error 7000.
Team Details:
Team ID: P3HATASMP9
Organization: Rose Ai Labs, Inc.
Role: Account Holder
Apple Developer Program: Active membership
Certificate:
Type: Developer ID Application
Identity: “Developer ID Application: Rose Ai Labs, Inc. (P3HATASMP9)”
Status: Valid in Keychain Access with full certificate chain
App Details:
Platform: macOS (Electron)
Hardened runtime: Enabled
Code signing: Successful (codesign -v passes)
Submission History (all rejected with same error):
Jan 20, 2026: d2f5e812-d443-4858-895e-ca9828f65d6b
Jan 20, 2026: 4864e851-99d4-49df-87b8-22a6b280f4fc
Jan 21, 2026: 69b177bd-5f08-4363-a2bb-1d286dd9f047
Jan 21, 2026: a181071b-e874-4794-90f3-c172b112900e
Jan 21, 2026: ae3ec87f-60da-4826-91df-a247cd4fd46f
Jan 21, 2026: b7165e2f-19a8-4d4a-9e00-21e85550ec8b
Jan 24, 2026: 2b83d46d-6606-450f-9ffe-cbfa0f0bf179
Jan 27, 2026: ed8ba49c-b24f-422b-9271-44dff805fb61
Error from notarytool log:
status: Rejected
statusCode: 7000
statusSummary: Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.
What I’ve verified:
Developer ID certificate is valid and trusted
Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority chain is complete
App is properly code-signed with hardened runtime
Using notarytool with valid credentials (submission uploads successfully)
Account Holder role with full permissions
Existing support case: 102808512705
I’ve had this issue for over a week with no resolution. The error message says “Team is not yet configured for notarization” which suggests something needs to be enabled on Apple’s side. Has anyone encountered this and found a resolution?
Hi,
we are sending MacOS apps packaged in a ZIP archive or DMG disk image to the Notary Service.
Before we send the app for notarization, we check the code signature via command
codesign -vvv --deep --strict /path/to/app_or_bundle
The result is positive and it does not provide any gaps.
(And yes, we are following the inside out code signing approach, mentioned at Using the codesign Tool's --deep Option Correctly)
Unfortunately, the result of the Notary service provided that one file has no signature, which was not detected by the signature verification command.
The path of the binary was in
<app_name>.app.zip/<app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/inst/<binary>
How I can be verify like a the Notary service does it on our side?
Best regards,
Stefan