FreeCAD/FreeCAD

macOS: Improper name formatting in About menu: 'freecad' -> 'FreeCAD'

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#21,118 opened on May 3, 2025

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Good first issueOS: macOSPackaging/buildingTopic: User Interface

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Description

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Problem description

The About, Edit, and Quit menus on the macos version shows the menu entry as 'freecad' instead of 'FreeCAD':

Full version info

OS: macOS 15.4.1
Architecture: arm64
Version: 1.1.0dev.41488 (Git)
Build date: 2025/05/01 22:16:31
Build type: Release
Branch: main
Hash: b3a3b13603e7c48c6349080a893471ae9c105bc1
Python 3.11.12, Qt 6.7.3, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.3.1, boost 1_86, Eigen3 3.4.0, PySide 
shiboken , xerces-c 3.2.5, IfcOpenShell 0.8.2, OCC 7.8.1
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: unset/FreeCAD Classic/macos
Logical DPI/Physical DPI/Pixel Ratio: 72/151.5/2
Installed mods: 
  * BIM021 2021.12.0
  * fasteners 0.5.24
  * sheetmetal 0.4.12
  * Assembly4 0.50.15

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Research direction
Inspect the macOS app bundle's Info.plist and the QApplication initialization to correct the app name from 'freecad' to 'FreeCAD'.
Tech stack
cpppython
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
QtmacOS
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80