tkafka · October 26, 2025 17:16 · tkafka · Oct 21, 2025 · rubnogueira · Oct 22, 2025
diff --git a/Detect electron apps causing macOS Tahoe lag.md b/Detect electron apps causing macOS Tahoe lag.md
diff --git a/detect-electron-apps-by-version.sh b/detect-electron-apps-by-version.sh
 # Detect affected Electron versions
 find /Applications /System/Applications ~/Applications -name "*.app" -type d 2>/dev/null | sort --ignore-case | while read -r app; do
  appName=$(basename "$app")
  electronFrameworkInfo="$app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Resources/Info.plist"
  if [[ -f "$electronFrameworkInfo" ]]; then
    electronVersion=$(plutil -extract CFBundleVersion raw "$electronFrameworkInfo")
      if [[ $? -eq 1 || -z "$electronVersion" ]]; then
      echo "⚠️  $appName (No Electron version)"
    else
      IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$electronVersion"
          
      if [[ $major -gt 39 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 39 && $minor -ge 0 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 38 && $minor -gt 2 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 38 && $minor -eq 2 && $patch -ge 0 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 37 && $minor -gt 6 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 37 && $minor -eq 6 && $patch -ge 0 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 36 && $minor -gt 9 ]] || \
        [[ $major -eq 36 && $minor -eq 9 && $patch -ge 2 ]]; then
        echo "✅ $appName ($electronVersion)"
      else
        echo "❌️ $appName ($electronVersion)"
      fi
    fi
  fi
 done
diff --git a/detect-electron-apps-using-cornermask.sh b/detect-electron-apps-using-cornermask.sh
 # Directly detect Electron apps using the _cornerMask override - thanks avarayr!
 find /Applications /System/Applications ~/Applications -name "*.app" -type d 2>/dev/null | sort --ignore-case | while read -r app; do
  electronFiles=$(find "$app" -name "Electron Framework" -type f 2>/dev/null)
  
  if [[ -n "$electronFiles" ]]; then
    appName=$(basename "$app")
    
    while IFS= read -r filename; do
      if [[ -f "$filename" ]]; then
        ev=$(grep -aoE 'Chrome/.*Electron/[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}' -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*Electron\/([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}).*/\1/')
        [ -z "$ev" ] && ev=$(grep -aoE 'Electron/[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}' -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*Electron\/([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}).*/\1/')
        
          relativePath="${filename#"$app/"}"
        
        if grep -aqF "_cornerMask" -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null; then
          echo "❌ $appName (Electron ${ev:-unknown}) - $relativePath"
        else
          echo "✅ $appName (Electron ${ev:-unknown}) - $relativePath"
        fi
        break
      fi
    done <<< "$electronFiles"
  fi
 done
	# Detect affected Electron versions
	find /Applications /System/Applications ~/Applications -name "*.app" -type d 2>/dev/null \| sort --ignore-case \| while read -r app; do
	appName=$(basename "$app")
	electronFrameworkInfo="$app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Resources/Info.plist"
	if [[ -f "$electronFrameworkInfo" ]]; then
	electronVersion=$(plutil -extract CFBundleVersion raw "$electronFrameworkInfo")
	if [[ $? -eq 1 \|\| -z "$electronVersion" ]]; then
	echo "⚠️ $appName (No Electron version)"
	else
	IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$electronVersion"

	if [[ $major -gt 39 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 39 && $minor -ge 0 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 38 && $minor -gt 2 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 38 && $minor -eq 2 && $patch -ge 0 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 37 && $minor -gt 6 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 37 && $minor -eq 6 && $patch -ge 0 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 36 && $minor -gt 9 ]] \|\| \
	[[ $major -eq 36 && $minor -eq 9 && $patch -ge 2 ]]; then
	echo "✅ $appName ($electronVersion)"
	else
	echo "❌️ $appName ($electronVersion)"
	fi
	fi
	fi
	done
	# Directly detect Electron apps using the _cornerMask override - thanks avarayr!
	find /Applications /System/Applications ~/Applications -name "*.app" -type d 2>/dev/null \| sort --ignore-case \| while read -r app; do
	electronFiles=$(find "$app" -name "Electron Framework" -type f 2>/dev/null)

	if [[ -n "$electronFiles" ]]; then
	appName=$(basename "$app")

	while IFS= read -r filename; do
	if [[ -f "$filename" ]]; then
	ev=$(grep -aoE 'Chrome/.Electron/[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}' -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null \| head -n1 \| sed -E 's/.Electron\/([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}).*/\1/')
	[ -z "$ev" ] && ev=$(grep -aoE 'Electron/[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3}' -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null \| head -n1 \| sed -E 's/.Electron\/([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+){1,3})./\1/')

	relativePath="${filename#"$app/"}"

	if grep -aqF "_cornerMask" -- "$filename" 2>/dev/null; then
	echo "❌ $appName (Electron ${ev:-unknown}) - $relativePath"
	else
	echo "✅ $appName (Electron ${ev:-unknown}) - $relativePath"
	fi
	break
	fi
	done <<< "$electronFiles"
	fi
	done