keybase won't start up

[animalis007]

Keybase GUI Version: 6.3.1-20240530102114+0c98770127
Seems stuck in start up

[rune-san]

Stuck in Starting?
Does your install location have spaces in it (like in your Username?)
Check this thread if that's the case for a workaround. #25138 (comment)

At least as of 6.3.1, this is still broken.

[TheComputerGenie]

Keybase GUI Version: 6.3.1-20240530102114+0c98770127 Seems stuck in start up

If you're on Windows, one thing to check is C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Keybase\gui_config.json
Some folks will see "windowHidden\":true
Quit the app from the hamburger menu
Change that true to false
Save the file
Start the app back up.

This is a bug that started when they broke everything for Win users and persists through 6.4

[123Venom]

"windowHidden":true

I tried this and it works the first startup but if you subsequently close keybase the next restart it changes it back to "windowHidden":false and the problem persists.