# Joplin 3.4.12 closes 20 seconds after start

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [17 December 2025 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104 "2025-12-17T11:50:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![callibsoffm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@callibsoffm](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/callibsoffm)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2025 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104/1 "2025-12-17T11:50:32Z")

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### Operating system

Windows

### Joplin version

3.4.12

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, win32)

Gerät: win32, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor  
Client-ID: 0a7ab59b22bb4410a8cf487182592d69  
Sync-Version: 3  
Profil-Version: 48  
Unterstützter Schlüsselbund: Ja  
Alternative Instanz ID: -

Revision: e9a9f68

Backup: 1.4.3  
Freehand Drawing: 3.1.0

### Sync target

Joplin Cloud

### What issue do you have?

Hello,  
after starting Joplin the application auto closes after 20 second without any comment.  
What can I do?  
Thanks  
Alexander

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2025 11:55 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104/2 "2025-12-17T11:55:53Z")

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Maybe try to disable your antivirus just for testing?

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**Author:** ![callibsoffm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@callibsoffm](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/callibsoffm)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2025 13:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104/3 "2025-12-17T13:04:59Z")

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Doesn´t have any effect.

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**Author:** ![personalizedrefriger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/personalizedrefriger/32/13210_2.png) [@personalizedrefriger](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/personalizedrefriger)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2025 16:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104/4 "2025-12-17T16:16:14Z")

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Switching to a pre-release version of Joplin might help. See [this forum post](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-crashes-shortly-after-launch/47629/5).

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 January 2026 16:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-3-4-12-closes-20-seconds-after-start/48104/5 "2026-01-16T16:17:03Z")

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