When using JxBrowser with Ignition--specifically when utilizing the Perspective module in the Designer or the Web browser component-- users will likely encounter issues on macOS 15 Sequoia. These problems stem from a compatibility issue with JxBrowser on macOS 15.

This issue has been resolved in Ignition 8.1.44.

Issue Details

The following issues can be observed on Ignition Designers and Clients running on macOS 15:

• The Perspective module will be unable to launch the workspace for any existing or new views. Other modules can still be used.
• Vision Web Browser component will fail to load properly in any Vision window and the Designer.

The following features continue to function properly without noticeable issues:

• Perspective workstation, which utilizes a different version of JxBrowser separate from the one used by the Designer and the Web browser component.
• Perspective sessions in a web browser, which are not reliant on JxBrowser.

Fix Release Information

In Ignition 8.1.44-rc1, we introduced a fix for this issue. A stable release version will follow shortly after a few weeks. To benefit from this fix, customers will be required to update their Ignition gateway version to at least 8.1.44. Detailed instructions for upgrading the Ignition gateway can be found in the Ignition user manual.

In this release, we upgraded the JxBrowser library version to 7.38.2 for the Designer and Vision Web Browser. Additionally, we upgraded the Perspective Workstation's JxBrowser version to 7.40.0. This library upgrade also includes a newer Chromium version for the Designer, Vision Web Browser Component, and Perspective Workstation.

Additional Resources

For more information on this issue and to share more details, users can visit the Inductive Automation forums to have discussions and follow updates: https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macos-sequoia-jxbrowser-designer-crash-issue/95585 

For release note information for 8.1.44-rc1: https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/releasenotes/8.1.44-rc1

For more information on the JxBrowser versions, please refer to the JxBrowser developer's page: 

https://teamdev.com/jxbrowser/release-notes/2024/v7-38-2/