SIMBL plugin woes after 10.5.3?

Did you get home only to find that Mac OS X 10.5.3 had been released today? Well, just as some users were unpacking and installing the shiny new update, issues with SIMBL plug-ins were discovered. If you have SIMBL plugins installed, then you may have an error show up when you try to launch an application. Past updates on systems with these plugins installed have been known to run into some issues.

If you are experiencing plugin predicaments, there is a way to fix the problem. SIMBL plugins (or other, non-SIMBL InputManager plugins, which may also be problematic) can be installed in any one of the following directories:

~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL/
/Library/InputManagers/
~/Library/Contextual Menu Items/
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/
~/Library/InputManagers/

When you see the error in an application, just jot down the name of the plugin and look in those directories for it. When you find the plugin, just move it to a separate folder or toss it into the trash can. The application launch problem should cease.

Have you experienced plug-in issues since installing the 10.5.3 update? If so, tell us about it in the comments.

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Howard Jeffrey

Had to trash my wifi finder

May 29 2008 at 7:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Peter Payne

SafariStand is fine. Since the *COMPLETE* implosion of Saft as a good product, to the great shame of the developer, can anyone recommend a plugin that will "undo" closed windows?

May 29 2008 at 6:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

Glad to say SafariDockStatus is OK

http://spotthehall.com/safaridockstatus/

May 29 2008 at 5:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Daniel Burns

Um... SIMBL isn't a plugin. It would be more accurately described as a hack and unsupported by Apple.

For you idiots who don't yet understand that a system upgrade might render your hack useless, please turn in your Mac and get a Dell. You are too stupid to live.

May 29 2008 at 1:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Stinky12694

Ahh, afloat still works...(thank god)

May 28 2008 at 10:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jack

everything stopped working after the update. it will not load to my desktop after i typed log in on the password page. good job i had everything updated before i did the update.

May 28 2008 at 9:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dagamer34

Does Apple hate SIMBL? I dislike how the disabled GrowlMail in 10.5.2 and that STILL hasn't been resolved.

*sigh*

May 28 2008 at 9:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Olek

There is Growlmail update for 10.5.2 for long time, it also works on 10.5.3.

May 29 2008 at 3:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

How does TUAW manage to write such odd posts? I mean sure, you could write a post on this topic, but you've got the wrong point. Of course new versions of apps will trigger this message - thats what the message is saying - 'The program has changed and I've not been tested with it'.

I sometimes think that TUAW is staffed by a bunch of idiots. Sure, some are clever and knowledgeable but they're dragged down by the staff who write these pointless posts, adverts for random very expensive software and stupid commentary on subjects they don't understand. If only they weren't paid per post.

TUAW is great for getting news, but terrible at actually writing the articles.

May 28 2008 at 8:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Wys

I got PithHelmet, SafariStand, AcidSearch and Quicksilver in 10.5.3. Everything runs fine.

May 28 2008 at 8:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tristan OTierney

FlickrBooth works fine for me. I'd be curious if any of my users has a problem..

May 28 2008 at 6:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply