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Understanding NSOpenPanel Behavior with Custom URL Schemes in macOS 13.6

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I can't seem to get I recently switched to I'm having trouble with using `NSOpenPanel` to allow users to select files with a custom URL scheme in my macOS 13.6 application. My app needs to import files from a specific custom scheme (e.g., `myapp://`) but the open panel isn't recognizing it as valid input. I’ve set up the panel to allow files, but when I try to filter by my custom URL scheme, the open panel does not show the expected files. Here’s the relevant part of my code: ```swift let openPanel = NSOpenPanel() openPanel.allowedFileTypes = ["myapp"] // I have a custom type defined openPanel.canChooseFiles = true openPanel.canChooseDirectories = false openPanel.begin { response in if response == .OK { guard let url = openPanel.url else { return } // Process the selected file self.processFile(at: url) } } ``` Despite setting the `allowedFileTypes`, the panel displays no files, and I receive a warning that the file type is not recognized. I also tried using `setDirectoryURL` to point to a directory containing files with my custom scheme, but that didn’t help either; I still see the same scenario. I’ve verified that my app’s Info.plist is configured correctly to handle the custom URL scheme. However, I can’t seem to get `NSOpenPanel` to interact with it properly. Has anyone faced a similar scenario or can provide insight into how to make `NSOpenPanel` work seamlessly with custom URL schemes in macOS 13.6? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, I really appreciate it! How would you solve this?