

Temporary solution: Click “Choose Application” -> EndNote x8 -> EndNote x8 “When I download citations, the computer says it doesn’t have an application to open that type of file!” Open up System Preferences, then Security & Privacy, navigate to the General tab, and click “Open Anyway”. “When I try to download the software, my computer says it can’t download it because it’s from an ‘unknown developer’!” If you are still struggling to get EndNote working well after you work through this page, feel free to sign up for an EndNote class, check out our EndNote tutorials, visit the walk-in IT help desk on the lower level of the medical library, or contact EndNote support. We've collected some common issues Apple users experience and figured out how to solve them.

EndNote X8 on Mac computers can be finicky.
