QGIS version (Mac vs Window)

[Aung Thura Htoo]

I tried my QGIS on both macOS and window OS (both latest version but different version number). First, I tried downloading the latest version of QGIS on my window and did all the assignments on it but when I tried to open the project file along with project data on the MacOS, I cannot open it directly on MacOS. It shows the version did not match. But when I opened it from the browser it works and the map appears. Is it a glitch or a usual thing? Has anyone experience the same issue like me?

[Patiwat Sa-angchai]

Hi Aung, nice to meet you!
Thanks for sharing your experience — I’ve seen similar reports from other macOS users.

This is actually a known issue on macOS. There have been bug reports that QGIS project files (especially .qgz) sometimes cannot be opened directly by double-clicking from Finder. However, if you open the project from within QGIS itself using File → Open Project, it usually works fine.

Alternatively, you can try saving your project as a .qgs file (uncompressed XML format) on Windows before moving it to macOS — that often avoids the issue altogether.

Unfortunately, I don’t have access to a macOS device to test different QGIS versions directly, but this workaround has helped other users with similar setups.

Hope this helps!

[Aung Thura Htoo]

Hello Ajarn Patiwat, thank you for clarifying the issue and valuable suggestion. I will try saving .qgs file before importing it into macOS.

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