SMAPI on MACOS doesn`t opening

[Barkar]

We installed smapy and mods on a friend's macos and everything seems to be fine, but the only problem is that Stardew Valley starts without SMAPI, only the original one, and we don't know how to solve the problem.
here's what we did from instruction:

- Linux/macOS only: rename the "StardewValley" file (no extension) to "StardewValley-original", and
"StardewModdingAPI" (no extension) to "StardewValley". Now just launch the game as usual to
play with mods.

But it still runs without mods. We don't understand if it just doesn't see the mod or if it launches directly without SMAPI.
Can someone help with it?

[Queen Droxxanna]

you have to change the launch options under the properties on STEAM. I dont know anything about MACOS, but on my pc you have to put the following in the launch options :
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Stardew Valley/StardewModdingAPI.exe" %command%"

[Nakos]

I suggest following the instructions on the wiki:

https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Mac

Those worked fine for me. Note that you also need to have the current version of the Content Patcher installed.

(also, I'm running Sonoma 14.0).