Troubleshooting: SPSS fails to load on macOS 14 (Sanoma)

IBM has reported that they are aware of and are working to fix a bug that prevents SPSS from running on macOS 14 (Sanoma). They have released a patch to use in the interim. To install this patch:

1. Open your Finder
2. In the Go menu at the top of your screen, select Go to Folder
3. Type in /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/lib/ and hit enter
4. Find the libplatdep.dylib file and copy it to your desktop (or anywhere out of this folder where you'll know where it is) as a backup
5. Download this file and drag it into the /lib/ folder where you just backed up the .dylib file
6. When prompted, choose the option to Replace the existing file
7. Your computer will prompt you for your password to complete the file installation
8. Launch SPSS

Here is SPSS's page of information about this known issue, including links to other patch files if needed.