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macOS app activation errors after the original window closes

1 source thread · first seen 2026-09

Summary

After the app's original window is destroyed, activating Outline again triggers an uncaught “Object has been destroyed” error. The error recurs until the app is quit and relaunched.

Affects
macOS desktop app users
Workaround
Quit Outline with Cmd+Q and relaunch it.

Evidence

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“every subsequent activation of the app (Dock icon click, Spotlight, Raycast, `open -a Outline`) shows Electron's uncaught-exception dialog”

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