Macos: unable to quit when there are notes opened in new window

Bug reports
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1

Steps to reproduce

  • right click on a file, open in new window
  • right click obsidian icon in dock, quit

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

Obsidian quits normally

Actual result

Obsidian closes all windows but then hangs, process still running. Only quits when right click icon > quit again

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: 1.12.6
	Installer version: 1.11.7
	Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.3.0: Wed Jan 28 20:54:46 PST 2026; root:xnu-12377.91.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 25.3.0
	Login status: logged in
	Language: en
	Catalyst license: insider
	Insider build toggle: on
	Live preview: off
	Base theme: dark
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 2
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.

Additional information

no

2

Download and reinstall obsidian form our websites. Does it still happen?

3

yes, still happens:

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: 1.12.6
	Installer version: 1.12.4
	Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.3.0: Wed Jan 28 20:54:46 PST 2026; root:xnu-12377.91.3~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 25.3.0
	Login status: logged in
	Language: en
	Catalyst license: insider
	Insider build toggle: on
	Live preview: off
	Base theme: dark
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 2
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.
4

Ok thank you

5

I see the same behavior on my end; macOS sequoia 15.7.4

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: 1.12.6
	Installer version: 1.12.6
	Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Mon Jan 19 22:01:08 PST 2026; root:xnu-11417.140.69.708.3~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T8112 24.6.0