I have been waiting well over 24 hours for my notarization to occur, and nothing - no "we might take a while if it is your first app" or any mention of that in the docs. So why is it taking this long? What's the hold up??? If this is part of the process, Apple should officially document it, so developers aren't left resubmitting and wondering. This is not a good first experience with the developer program. Successfully received submission history. history -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-07T05:22:34.038Z name: URSAMajorSpaceStationSST206_v1.0.0.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-06T01:55:05.144Z name: URSAMajorSpaceStationSST206_v1.0.0.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-05T20:55:50.624Z name: test.zip status: Invalid -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-05T20:32:52.944Z name: URSAMajorSpaceStationSST206.vst3.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-05T19:37:15.426Z name: URSAMajorSpaceStationSST206.component.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-01-05T18:37:43.101Z name: URSAMajorSpaceStationSST206.component.zip status: In Progress

Hi everyone!! I am submitting an App for Notarization for the first time, I have several attempts, some returned invalid and other show In Progress for more than 8 hours. Is that normal? I addressed the issues that make the other ones Invalid. Thanks so much!

I'm submitting my first macOS app (a native SwiftUI menu bar app, signed with Developer ID Application certificate, Hardened Runtime enabled) for notarization using xcrun notarytool submit with keychain profile authentication. All 9 of my submissions have been stuck at "In Progress" for up to 16 hours. None have transitioned to "Accepted" or "Invalid." Logs are unavailable for all of them (notarytool log returns "Submission log is not yet available"). Environment macOS: 26.2 (25C56) Xcode: 26.1.1 (17B100) notarytool: 1.1.0 (39) App: Native SwiftUI, universal binary (x86_64 + arm64), ~2.2 MB DMG Bundle ID: com.gro.ask Team ID: 4KT56S2BX6 What I've verified Code signing is valid: $ codesign --verify --deep --strict GroAsk.app passes with no errors $ codesign -dvvv GroAsk.app Authority=Developer ID Application: Jack Wu (4KT56S2BX6) Authority=Developer ID Certification Authority Authority=Apple Root CA CodeDirectory flags=0x10000(runtime) # Hardened Runtime enabled Runtime Version=26.1.0 Format=app bundle with Mach-O universal (x86_64 arm64) Entitlements are minimal: com.apple.security.app-sandbox com.apple.security.network.client Uploads succeed — each submission receives a valid submission ID and the file uploads to Apple's servers without error. Submission history Created (UTC): 04:40 ID: eeb12389-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: Invalid (Hardened Runtime missing — since fixed) ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 04:42 ID: 6e537a32-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: In Progress (16+ hrs) ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 07:52 ID: 5ee41736-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 08:19 ID: f5c6b9a5-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 08:27 ID: 0f1c8333-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 08:29 ID: 77fd9cd4-... File: GroAsk-1.6.0.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 08:51 ID: db9da93e-... File: GroAsk-1.6.1.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 09:05 ID: 3c43c09f-... File: GroAsk.zip Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 12:01 ID: b2267a74-... File: GroAsk-1.6.3.dmg Status: In Progress ──────────────────────────────────────── Created (UTC): 12:15 ID: ae41e45c-... File: GroAsk.zip Status: In Progress The very first submission (eeb12389) came back as Invalid within minutes because Hardened Runtime wasn't enabled on the binary. I fixed the build configuration and confirmed flags=0x10000(runtime) is present on all subsequent builds. However, every submission after that fix has been stuck at "In Progress" with no state transition. What I've tried Submitting both .dmg and .zip formats — same result Verified notarytool log — returns "Submission log is not yet available" for all stuck submissions Apple Developer System Status page shows the Notary Service as "Available" I've also emailed Apple Developer Support but have not received a response yet Questions Is this the expected behavior for a first-time notarization account? I've seen other threads mentioning that new accounts may be held for "in-depth analysis," but 16+ hours with zero feedback seems excessive. 2. Is there any manual configuration Apple needs to do on their end to unblock my team for notarization? 3. Should I stop submitting and wait, or is there something else I can try? Any guidance from DTS would be greatly appreciated. This is blocking the release of my app.

Hi! I am encountering an issue with the notarization process. I'll leave here the outputs of a few command that I think might be useful. user@AndreisMac % pkgutil --check-signature mypkg.pkg Package "mypkg.pkg": Status: signed by a developer certificate issued by Apple for distribution Notarization: trusted by the Apple notary service Signed with a trusted timestamp on: 2026-02-18 18:46:16 +0000 Certificate Chain: ... user@AndreisMac % spctl -a -vv --type install mypkg.pkg mypkg.pkg: rejected origin=Developer ID Installer: MyComp LLC (ABCD) user@AndreisMac % xcrun notarytool submit mypkg.pkg --keychain-profile "notary-profile" --wait Conducting pre-submission checks for mypkg.pkg and initiating connection to the Apple notary service... Submission ID received id: e76f34b3-7c91-451c-a539-8fb39809a5bd Upload progress: 100,00% (13,3 MB of 13,3 MB) Successfully uploaded file id: e76f34b3-7c91-451c-a539-8fb39809a5bd path: /path/to/mypkg.pkg Waiting for processing to complete. Current status: Accepted............... Processing complete id: e76f34b3-7c91-451c-a539-8fb39809a5bd status: Accepted user@AndreisMac % spctl -a -vv --type install mypkg.pkg mypkg.pkg: rejected origin=Developer ID Installer: MyComp LLC (ABCD) As you can see: the installer is signed with a Developer ID Installer (the contents are signed and notarized as well) the first spctl check is failing(even if the installer was already notarized on our build server) trying to notarize again seems to work checking again still shows the installer as rejected I can run the installer locally by removing the quarantine flag, but this is not what I am expecting from a signed&notarized installer. Interestingly enough, trying this installer on a different MacOS machine works as expected(no quarantine) and spctl shows it as notarized(Accepted). Any idea what's wrong with my machine?

Made a notarization request a few hours ago and woke up to check the history and it's no longer available. Not rejected/accepted just not found. I have gone ahead to make another request but I have no confidence because I expect the same thing to happen again. Any guidance? See logs below: daramfon@MacBook-Pro-3 frontend % xcrun notarytool history --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" --password "$APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD" --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" Successfully received submission history. history -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-02-20T23:53:14.066Z id: 6f2fadc0-2e8f-4331-a253-68f81334ebc6 name: Speakeasy AI-0.1.0-arm64.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-02-20T23:47:12.897Z id: 435aec4f-5356-49a5-898d-48aaafb7949f name: Speakeasy AI.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2026-02-20T22:35:23.947Z id: 95896757-873a-4e54-a527-03dc767c9cb5 name: Speakeasy AI.zip status: In Progress daramfon@MacBook-Pro-3 frontend % xcrun notarytool history --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" --password "$APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD" --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" No submission history. daramfon@MacBook-Pro-3 frontend % xcrun notarytool info 6f2fadc0-2e8f-4331-a253-68f81334ebc6 --apple-id "$APPLE_ID" --password "$APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD" --team-id "$APPLE_TEAM_ID" Submission does not exist or does not belong to your team. id: 6f2fadc0-2e8f-4331-a253-68f81334ebc6

I'm submitting a native macOS app (Swift/SwiftUI, arm64) that includes Sparkle.framework for auto-updates. All binaries are signed with a Developer ID Application certificate using --options runtime and --timestamp. I've submitted 12+ times over the past two days, both from local notarytool submit and from GitHub Actions CI. Every submission uploads successfully and returns a valid submission ID, but then stays at "In Progress" indefinitely — none have resolved to Accepted or Invalid. Two early submissions did eventually come back "Invalid" — Apple's rejection log showed the Sparkle nested binaries had ad-hoc signatures (they were being signed as individual Mach-O files instead of bundle directories). I fixed this with proper inside-out bundle signing. Since the fix, local codesign --verify --deep --strict passes cleanly, but all ~10 subsequent submissions remain stuck at "In Progress". 9UT54V24XG Would appreciate any guidance, or if someone from the notary team could check our queue. Happy to provide specific submission IDs.

Hey everyone, I’m wondering if anyone has run into any issues with this. Before I uploaded, I guess maybe 20 assets of 1080 x 720, my notarization was taking around 2-3 minutes almost instant. Now I’m looking at 30 minutes. I have no idea when the notarization is going to end. I’m wondering if asset size has any impact on notarization speed, and if so, is this going to be a one-time thing or is this going to happen with all my following builds? Let me know if anyone has run into anything similar or if the notarization service is just down right now. ⁠

We are developing an application for MAC machine using .NET. After developing and signing the package in notarization process was failed with the error in the attached file. Then we have created the simple Xamarin.MAC to check whether able to notarize it . But with the simple project also we have faced the same error. Provide us the solution to fix these issues We have tried to codesiginin the app to resolve the notarization error, but while code signing the below error was thrown "unable to build chain to self-signed root for signer "Developer ID Application" (not mentioning the certificate id) SFSecure.app: errSecInternalComponent" Notarization-error

We are developing an application using .NET Xamarin.mac. While notarization after signing the package the error was thrown which was attached in a file Then created an simple Xamarin.mac app , in notarization process the same error was thrown. Provide an solution to resolve the issue while notarization. We have tried to codesignin the .app file but below error was thrown unable to build chain to self-signed root for signer "Developer ID Application: SFSecure.app: errSecInternalComponent Notarization error

I have local LLM application, the backend is in python and frontend is in electron.js , all complied in a .pkg file or .dmg file I have created the valid certifcates for notarization But it fails everytime, I have attached the logs steps I followed Created a certificate all steps related to getting it setup, ran productsign command on pkg file ran codesign for dmg xcruntool submit command If anyone has any idea on how proceed codesigningdmg (2).txt code-singingpkg.txt

I developed a macOS application and have already signed the pkg package. However, when I submitted it for notarization using the following command: xcrun notarytool submit --signed.pkg --apple-id "**@gmail.com" --team-id "2*******M" --password "this is password" --wait I received a "Rejected" status. The log provided the following details: "logFormatVersion": 1, "jobId": "f5f3751d-b449-4a2f-b905-32d38ab5963b", "status": "Rejected", "statusSummary": "Team is not yet configured for notarization. Please contact Developer Programs Support at developer.apple.com under the topic Development and Technical / Other Development or Technical Questions.", "statusCode": 7000, "archiveFilename": "*********.pkg", "uploadDate": "2025-03-20T03:16:43.651Z", "sha256": "3ca39700c531a66571721424a6c00668748011174b4ae20bbbec5c2d3a8a41f9", "ticketContents": null, "issues": null``` Can you help me, thank you.

I started the notarization process for my electron app (just a browser window loading a URL) yesterday (26/03/2025) at around 05:23 GMT. I noticed in a couple of posts here in the forum that it may sometimes take a day to notarize the first app submitted by a team, but it has been over 30 hours since I submitted the app for notarization Here's the log. createdDate: 2025-03-26T05:23:11.102Z id: ddcb3fca-4667-4acb-8fd1-3298a7c244cc name: xolock-browser.zip status: In Progress Is there any reason why it is taking so long? Thanks in advance!

I have app developed in electron.js and python and it works in ios 15 after codesigning but not in ios 14 or below I need to understand if theres a specific instruction that we need to while building the app or do I need to codesign in lower version? what can I do solve this issue??

Hi, I recently got a consistent delay from notary tool. I have viewed all your suggestions and understand that it "occasionally" will have further review and take longer time, but then it will be faster. However, in my case, my app although is accepted many times. It is still significantly delay. It is a native macOS app called ConniePad. Whenever I submit, it took me 2 days or more to finish notarise, which significantly affect my business. Could you please have a look on it. For log detail about the time, and the ids: -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-05T22:54:45.815Z id: 998b5aa8-fc9c-4469-98fe-950d815e734e name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-05T21:32:22.679Z id: c7b1ab49-6f46-4998-8d06-2ffe8a180c8f name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T08:39:52.594Z id: aa33d9d0-9d2f-4296-8fc3-d7e0b404596b name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T01:23:31.077Z id: b0333d78-497d-491c-b36c-bdfb64520296 name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T01:17:20.925Z id: 83aa12f2-f1bb-457f-940a-4c2281cf8a5f name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T01:12:52.932Z id: 0a921069-fb37-469a-bfb0-6be82e9320ba name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T01:03:30.584Z id: a607fe3c-d10f-43d6-a184-e97df7b632fd name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T00:52:47.322Z id: c42d0ca0-db8a-4431-b5b4-646ccfcad003 name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T00:28:18.626Z id: 7ef8777f-7add-4440-abb5-3c0b19cf92d4 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Invalid -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-03T00:24:37.320Z id: 36bb1285-0aeb-4c48-b23c-fac737a3d93f name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Invalid -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T23:59:27.940Z id: bb4578a5-a67b-49e8-afd0-a9d707c10091 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T08:51:38.295Z id: 93ff89f4-98d3-45ac-9ee8-9483726a9666 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T08:19:13.762Z id: 9e4a62df-3d8a-4cfa-ae9e-56ff35ffe137 name: ConniePad-ConverterTool.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T04:15:34.508Z id: 7ee43b74-f73f-462a-bb3d-f6bc53b1cb80 name: ConniePad-ConverterTool.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T02:11:53.312Z id: d675e8f6-dc30-48e9-9269-9bc376f1b29e name: ConniePad-ConverterTool.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-02T01:30:32.768Z id: 9901f125-4355-4812-936b-97578ac2de2f name: ConniePad-ConverterTool.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-01T20:47:26.035Z id: a79265bc-8ad3-4a4b-ae39-150801aa9da9 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-18T22:39:54.189Z id: b808b676-a41c-4536-b4fd-4b567701adcb name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-18T05:21:23.607Z id: 797f5d4f-cd94-4511-9217-11e57c2c7ac3 name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-18T05:18:30.707Z id: c5b5c260-fb7f-4bda-9548-f5b7e57cb2f3 name: ConniePad.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:45:37.831Z id: f24c1017-9171-4796-bf97-ea47ef83f7ce name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:38:17.981Z id: 8dd0ea7e-e810-48f9-a48f-62dcc1406284 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:33:27.649Z id: 704e339a-4d99-4e5e-8414-deb8b26c57ac name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:32:06.925Z id: 8e9b09b6-e061-4361-abc1-0bbd8f33b599 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:26:52.444Z id: 2b564641-eb87-4de9-a59c-ff5362b8bf4a name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:22:04.790Z id: 1aa158bd-0afd-4c60-8e2f-3029388710ab name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T06:17:17.141Z id: 3bffcf1d-2fd7-41ba-b70c-f85837499736 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-17T02:38:47.102Z id: 2dd2fb47-7dff-4f30-b2e0-d8c2bfcf10f5 name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-03-14T03:23:54.671Z id: 5cafb2a9-03e3-468e-b918-ff24b17fceee name: ConniePad.app.zip status: Accepted

I submitted a Mac application for a safari ad blocker extension about 15 hours ago and it's still in progress. Is it normal for notarization to take this long? It's my first time submitting something for notarization so maybe that's why it's taking longer than expected? ID: 8BDB3D5E-3A42-469F-9479-AC76229C6BB5

Hi all, I've submitted multiple notarization requests for an Electron app using notarytool since (april 12) at 6:30. All are stuck in the "In Progress" state Successfully received submission history. history -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-13T12:38:56.866Z id: 51897340-9547-4172-bad4-ae15f78e1ab0 name: theAIParalegal.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-13T12:38:55.790Z id: ebcd8a15-613c-41e0-b8cc-6895a0a6785a name: theAIParalegal.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-13T12:14:33.553Z id: 59a078dc-e613-4933-b440-8695e2204eac name: theAIParalegal.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-13T12:14:32.108Z id: 987879aa-db15-405b-bd1d-76db31218f49 name: theAIParalegal.zip status: In Progress -------------------------------------------------- createdDate: 2025-04-12T22:06:30.869Z id: b1f4231c-6d13-4292-88f0-e8ce53cb0141 name: theAIParalegal.zip status: In Progress nicolasserna@Mac ~ %

Hello, I recently had my Electron app notarized by Apple and then performed the following steps: Stapling the Notarization Ticket: xcrun stapler staple "appPath/Aiparalegal.app" Zipping the App for Distribution: ditto -c -k --keepParent "appPath/Aiparalegal.app" theAIParalegal.zip However, after unzipping and attempting to launch the app, macOS displays the following message: Apple could not verify "theAIParalegal" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. Yet, when I run validation using: xcrun stapler validate "theAIParalegal.app" I receive confirmation: The validate action worked! I then tried restarting my computer but the problem persist Could you help me understand why the notarization validation appears successful, yet macOS still displays this security warning? Any advice on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hello, I recently had my Electron app notarized by Apple and then performed the following steps: Stapling the Notarization Ticket: xcrun stapler staple "appPath/Aiparalegal.app" Zipping the App for Distribution: ditto -c -k --keepParent "appPath/Aiparalegal.app" theAIParalegal.zip However, after unzipping and attempting to launch the app, macOS displays the following message: Apple could not verify "theAIParalegal" is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. Yet, when I run validation using: xcrun stapler validate "theAIParalegal.app" I receive confirmation: The validate action worked! spctl -a -vvv -t install "theAIParalegal.app" theAIParalegal.app: accepted source=Notarized Developer ID origin=Developer ID Application: NIPartnership LLC (M92N2796Q9) Could you help me understand why the notarization validation appears successful, yet macOS still displays this security warning? Any advice on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I have been notarizing the same program for 3 years now and it's usually completed in minutes. I have not changed anything on my end, is there a reason it's taking 24+ hours all of a sudden? I have seen the posts regarding this issue for new applications where it has to "learn", but I have been notarizing the same apps for 3 years now.

Hello all, I am attempting to notarize my newly made Mac OS application using the notarization command in VS Code. "/Users/teejgotit/Desktop/Cursor Workspace/Rust CutContour v2/cutcontour-app/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/CC Studio_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg" \ --key "/Users/teejgotit/AppleCerts/AuthKey_MATVLX3.p8" \ --key-id "MATVLX9" \ --issuer "887ba428-aa39-4fb3-a3dc-f83b9145cab0" \ --wait Only to be met with a continual "Current State: In Progress.." for what has been about 1 day and 16 hours now. Current status: In Progress........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ My app and project are rather small and was curious if this is a normal thing for this to day takes for a first time notarization? Would love any help or feedback.