Hi,
I’ve recently been attempting to get TouchDesigner running on my M1 MacBook Air, but across 3 installations I keep finding that the software hangs on first load, with the only information being Nodes: 21499. I find no crash, it simply doesn’t stop loading.
I’m on a 256GB, 16GB RAM, M1 Air, currently running the MacOS 26 Tahoe Beta, which I’m now realising is likely the issue. Yes, I have tried to re-download the installer, several times.
It looks like TouchDesigner is hanging waiting for your permission to access files on the Desktop. Are you sure there isn’t a dialog asking you to grant access? It may be appearing behind other windows if you’ve clicked into another app while TouchDesigner launches.