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# Missing menu items on macOS

If for some reason your top menu doesn't display all the items that should be there:

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Please do the following:

1. Click the wrench button in the toolbar (second icon),
2. Go to the Appearance tab in the Preferences window,
3. Uncheck **Use native macOS system menu**

<figure><img src="https://565437294-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MFqn5MuayPgQPMZ9pwf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5a037d0fd049cd9adb68b61eff0bc4cbff40dc94%2F2026-02_native_macos_menu.jpg?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Use native macOS system menu setting in Preferences</p></figcaption></figure>

After restart, you will be able to access the built-in menu in the application window:

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