# Brave browser crashes immediately upon startup

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-crashes-immediately-upon-startup/659272>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** macos\
**Created:** [October 5, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-crashes-immediately-upon-startup/659272 "2026-10-05T22:19:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![289wk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/439d5e/32.png) [@289wk](https://community.brave.app/u/289wk)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-browser-crashes-immediately-upon-startup/659272/2 "2026-10-05T23:46:30Z")

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@bral

> [@Brave crashing on Mac immediately after opening](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashing-on-mac-immediately-after-opening/658365/42):
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> Quick update: We’ve found the likely cause and a fix is in review. We’ll update again once released. [https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/40490](https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/40490)

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