MySQL Bugs: #121022: No MySQL PreferencePane in macOS installer package

Bug #121022	No MySQL PreferencePane in macOS installer package
Submitted:	28 Jul 13:01	Modified:	20 Oct 11:06
Reporter:	Sierk Bornemann	Email Updates:
Status:	Verified	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	26.7.0, 26.10.0-er, 26.10.0	OS:	MacOS (26.6, 26.7, 27.0.1 )
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	ARM ((Apple Silicon))
Tags:	dmg, installer, macos, PreferencePane

Description:
The installer package mysql-26.7.0-macos15-arm64.dmg (mysql-26.7.0-macos15-arm64.pkg) as well as mysql-26.7.0-macos15-x86_64.dmg (mysql-26.7.0-macos15-x86_64.pkg) completely lacks the MySQL Preference Pane (/Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL.prefPane). The installer dialogue also lacks a choice to install the MySQL Preference Pane at all.
Is this intentional or a bug?

Neither the release notes for MySQL 26.7.0
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/26.7/en/news-26-7-0.html
mentiones a removal or deprecation of the MySQL PrefPane for macOS

nor the section "2.4 Installing MySQL on macOS" of the MySQL 26.7 Reference Manual
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/26.7/en/macos-installation.html

the section "2.4.4 Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane"
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/26.7/en/macos-installation-prefpane.html

mention a removal or a deprecation of the MySQL Preference Pane, on the contrary, section "2.4.4 Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane" explicitly is about installing and using it.

The simultaneously released installer packages mysql 9.7.2-macos15-arm64.dmg and mysql 9.7.2-macos15-x86_64.dmg do NOT have this issue; they are supplied with the PrefPane as usual.

How to repeat:
Download MySQL 26.7.0 for macOS from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/, and install it or have a look into the installer package (for instance via 3rd party app like Pacifist.app or Suspicious Package.app).

Suggested fix:
Provide the MySQL 26.7.0 installer package for macOS _with_ MySQL Preference Pane on board.

Just encountered the same issue today.

I noticed that there is now a new versioning scheme for MySQL Community Server, and wanted to install the latest and (supposedly) greatest version **26.7** on my MacBook Pro M4 Pro machine.

And here we go - no "Preference Pane" despite being present on the screenshot shown in the official MySQL documentation page here:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/26.7/en/macos-installation-pkg.html

Definitely must be fixed 🛠️

Issue still exists in the MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Release (https://downloads.mysql.com/snapshots/pb/mysql-26.10.0-labs-release/mysql-26.10.0-er-macos..., 2026-09-10) from https://labs.mysql.com/.
No word of a removal or deprecation in its current release notes on https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/26.10/en/news-26-10-0.html.

Please fix this issue as soon as possible before releasing Version 26.10, if this is a bug and the lack of the PrefPane not intended.

Issue still exists in the MySQL 26.10.0 Release (https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-26.10/mysql-26.10.0-macos15-arm64.dmg, 2026-10-20) from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/.

No word of a removal or deprecation of the PrefPane neither in its current release notes on https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/26.10/en/news-26-10-0.html nor in the "Installing MySQL on macOS" section of its Reference Manual https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/26.10/en/macos-installation.html – on the contrary: it is mentioned and has an own section in the 26.10 Reference Manual: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/26.10/en/macos-installation-prefpane.html.