diff --git a/Utils.py b/Utils.py
index f2038905..84d3a33d 100644
--- a/Utils.py
+++ b/Utils.py
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ def home_path(*path: str) -> str:
                 os.symlink(home_path.cached_path, legacy_home_path)
             else:
                 os.makedirs(home_path.cached_path, 0o700, exist_ok=True)
+    elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
+        import platformdirs
+        home_path.cached_path = platformdirs.user_data_dir("Archipelago", False)
+        os.makedirs(home_path.cached_path, 0o700, exist_ok=True)
     else:
         # not implemented
         home_path.cached_path = local_path()  # this will generate the same exceptions we got previously
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ def user_path(*path: str) -> str:
     """Returns either local_path or home_path based on write permissions."""
     if hasattr(user_path, "cached_path"):
         pass
-    elif os.access(local_path(), os.W_OK):
+    elif os.access(local_path(), os.W_OK) and not (is_macos and is_frozen()):
         user_path.cached_path = local_path()
     else:
         user_path.cached_path = home_path()