To fix production build crash issues on macOS because of:
  • GPU loading
  • Network loading
  • Keychain API inaccessible
  • Other crash error from Electron Chromium on macOS
To note and help someone get crash error in Electron macOS production builds (all run well in development mode).
  • Check Application "entitlements.plist" file by `codesign -d --entitlements - --xml {.app path}`
  • Check every entry in that file if it needed, in common case, this `entitlements.plist` will work.
    • 
  
  
    
      com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit
      
      com.apple.security.device.audio-input
      
      com.apple.security.device.bluetooth
      
      com.apple.security.device.camera
      
      com.apple.security.device.print
      
      com.apple.security.device.usb
      
      com.apple.security.personal-information.location
      
    
  
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  • Example additional entries to enable Keychain API:
    • com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory

com.apple.security.cs.disable-executable-page-protection

com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation

keychain-access-groups

  {your application-identifier}

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  • Disable Electron Builder signing step (set env CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY=false), add script "after-sign.js" and configure Electron Builder to call it to do:
    • Signing steps
    • Notarize app
    • Create final DMG file
  • Add mac config to Electron Builder to include keychain groups defined in entitlements.plist
    • conf.mac.extendInfo = {
  "keychain-access-groups": [
    `{your application-identifier}`,
  ]
}
Script "after-sign.js:

Hope you found this useful!