Hello everyone,

I am looking for assistance with IBM SPSS Statistics 29 on a new Apple M5 MacBook Pro running macOS Tahoe 26.5.

Issue:
SPSS launches and displays the splash screen, but the application never opens the main Data Editor window. It remains stuck indefinitely.

System Information:
• MacBook Pro 14-inch
• Apple M5 chip
• 24 GB RAM
• macOS Tahoe 26.5
• IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0.0.0 (241) GradPak
• Rosetta 2 installed successfully

What I Have Confirmed:
• My license is valid and activated through April 22, 2027.
• License Authorization Wizard launches correctly.
• License status shows all GradPak modules activated.
• SPSS Statistics splash screen appears.
• The application process starts and remains running.
• Reinstalled Rosetta 2.
• Reinstalled SPSS.
• Confirmed libnetcom.dylib exists in the SPSS installation directory.

Terminal Findings:
When running the SPSS engine manually, I initially received:

Library not loaded: @rpath/libnetcom.dylib

After adjusting the library path, the engine produced a segmentation fault.

Additional Information:
The license appears to be functioning correctly. The issue seems to occur after licensing, when SPSS attempts to launch the application engine.

Questions:

1. Is SPSS Statistics 29 officially supported on Apple M5 hardware?

2. Is SPSS 29 supported on macOS Tahoe 26.5?

3. Is there a known patch, fix pack, or workaround for this issue?

4. Has anyone successfully run SPSS 29 on an Apple M5 Mac?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Hi @Jeremy McClam
See Known Issue DT243265.  IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0.2.0 is likely to be the oldest version of IBM SPSS Statistics to run on macOS Tahoe 'out of the box'.
Download and install IBM SPSS Statistics 29.0.2.0 - https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-spss-statistics-29020