macOS 10.12 Sierra Third Party Product Compatibility Info
Article ID = 163Article Title = macOS 10.12 Sierra Third Party Product Compatibility Info
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 15th September 2016
Article Last Updated = 31st May 2017
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?163
Article Brief Description:
A list of information relating to third party software products and their compatibility with macOS 10.12 Sierra
macOS 10.12 Sierra Third Party Product Compatibility Information
No PowerPC only software will run on Sierra because Sierra does not support Rosetta.Gatekeeper
Some (older) software may not install or run on Sierra due to the Gatekeeper security feature. However, it will work, you just need to temporarily bypass gatekeeper if you are sure the software is trusted and safe - see our Gatekeeper article for more information.System Integrity Protection (SIP)
Sierra includes a low-level security technology called System Integrity Protection (SIP) which prevents the modification or removal of certain system files - this could affect third party products that try to install/modify files/folders at the system level. We have a separate article all about SIP.64-bit vs 32-bit
By default Sierra is a full 64-bit operating system running on computers with a full 64-bit EFI so make sure any 32-bit software you have has been updated to 64 bit versions. Common examples of 32-bit software include:- Printer drivers that are not included with OS X
- Graphics and video "plug-ins" such as those for Adobe Photoshop
- Audio (VST) plug-ins such as those for Logic
- Third party hardware drivers such as those for PCI cards or USB devices
- Drivers for modems NOTE: Apple's USB modem is not supported in Sierra.
HiDPI
If you have a HiDPI compatible monitor connected e.g. Retina Display, UltraHD, 4K, 5K, Sierra will try to run applications in HiDPI mode on them. Older applications (written before HiDPI was available) may have problems with this. It is possible to run older, individual applications in "low resolution" mode (Get Info on the application in the Finder and tick "Open in Low Resolution" - if that option is not there then you can't).Products Specifically NOT Sierra Compatible
- Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5.1 or earlier - printing issues so upgrade to CC 2017.1 or later plus macOS 10.2.1 update or later
- Ambrosia Soundboard and WireTap Anywhere / Studio
- Apogee Duet FireWire - see not supported
- Apogee Ensemble FireWire - see not supported
- Arris Timbuktu for Mac - discontinued and incompatible with SIP but might be made to work with some config changes
- Bento 4 has issues - see knowledge base article
- Default Folder X - v4 incompatible with SIP (upgrade to v5.0.6 or later)
- FileMaker (Server) v14 and earlier - not tested/suported and there will be no updates
- Finale 2014/2014.5 - known issues no updates to be issued - upgrade to Finale v.25
- Finale NotePad - known issues will not be updated - upgrade to Finale PrintMusic
- Finale SongWriter - known issues will not be updated - upgrade to Finale PrintMusic
- Intego Personal Antispam X6 - see discontinuation warning
- Intego FileGuard X6 - see discontinuation warning
- LaCie RAID Manager v1 - known issues: upgrade to RAID Manager v2
- Microsoft IntelliType/IntelliMouse drivers - remove and replace with USB Overdrive 3.3 or later (US$20)
- MT-Newswatcher
- Native Instruments TRAKTOR - see discontinuation warning
- TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK1 (first generation)
- TRAKTOR AUDIO 2 MK1 (first generation)
- AUDIO 2 DJ
- AUDIO 4 DJ
- AUDIO 8 DJ
- Native Instruments KOMPLETE - see discontinuation warning
- AUDIO KONTROL 1
- GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O
- GUITAR RIG SESSION I/O
- RIG KONTROL 2
- RIG KONTROL 3
- KORE Controller
- KORE 2 Controller
- Nikon (various software applications) - will not be updated (account and login now required)
- Now Up-To-Date And Contact
- Perian
- QuicKeys
- QuarkXPress 6, 7 and 8 (in addition Quark do not support QuarkXPress 9 or 10 on Sierra)
- Quicken Essentials - upgrade to Quicken 2016
- Shrook (RSS Reader)
Products Specifically NOT Sierra Compatible
but they should be updated in the future to be compatible
- Apogee ONE for Mac - known issue to be fixed with future update
- Autodesk AutoCAD (LT) for Mac = compatibility statement
- FileMaker Pro v15 (Advanced) - known issues: knowledge base article
- Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility (previously WT-4 Setup Utility) - known issue: macOS Sierra compatibility announcement (account and login now required)
- PreSonus Studio 192 - compatibility statement - Apple to release an update to macOS 10.12 to fix the issue
- Thursby ADmitMac v10.0.1 - known issues: update to be released
- Thursby ADmitMac PKI v8.0.1 - known issues: update to be released
Companies
- Ableton = compatibility statement
- Adobe = compatibility statement
- Apogee = blog post
- Arturia = compatibility statement
- Autodesk = compatibility statement
- Avid NEXIS = compatibility statement
- Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools, Sibelius, EUCON and ISIS = compatibility statement
- Bare Bones (BBEdit / Yojimbo / TextWrangler) = compatibility statement
- Bombich = compatibility statement
- DEVON Technologies = blog posting
- Enfocus = compatibility statement
- Ergonis (PopChar X / KeyCue / Typinator) = compatibility statement
- FileMaker = knowledge base article
- Finale Notation Products - compatibility statement
- Gobbler = compatibility statement
- Graphisoft = compatibility statement
- Intego = knowledge base article
- Native Instruments = compatibility statement
- Nikon = macOS Sierra compatibility announcement (account and login now required)
- On1 (OnOne) Software = compatibility statement
- Panic = compatibility matrix
- PreSonus = compatibility statement
- Propellerhead = compatibility statement
- Rogue Amoeba = compatibility status report
- Roland = compatibility statement
- Serato = compatibility statement
- SmallCubed = compatibility statement
- Steinberg = compatibility information
- Thursby = compatibility statement
- Universal Audio = compatibility statement
- Vectorworks = tech bulletin
- Waves = compatibility statement
Printer And Scanner Manufacturers/Drivers
Official Apple list of printer and scanner drivers included with macOS 10.12- Brother = Support Statement
- Canon (Europe) = compatibility statement (click on "Mac OS X" tab if necessary)
- Epson = support page (USA site)
- Fiery Command Work Station (CWS) = 10.12 supported with v5.8.0.39 or later
- Fiery Driver = 10.12 supported with macOS 10.12 Update v5.1 or later
- Fujitsu Scansnap = 10.12 supported with various updates plus macOS 10.2.1 update or later
- Hewlett Packard (Printers) = No specific info but drivers available in macOS via Apple Software Update
- Hewlett Packard (Scanners) = No specific info but drivers available in macOS via Apple Software Update
- Lanier = No specific info so keep checking their support site
- Lexmark (Inkjet) = Use 10.11 drivers if no specific 10.12 driver is available
- Lexmark (Laser) = Use 10.11 drivers if no specific 10.12 driver is available
- Lexmark (Dot Matrix) = Use 10.11 drivers if no specific 10.12 driver is available
- OKI = OS driver compatibility page
- Ricoh (Gestetner / Infotec) = No specific info so keep checking their support site
- Samsung = No specific info so keep checking the Samsung UK Support site
- Silverfast = compatibility statement
- Xerox = compatibility page with downloadable PDF
Individual Products
- 1Password = 10.12 supported with v6.3.3 or later
- Ableton Live 9 = 10.12 supported with v9.6.2 or later
- Ableton Max Live 7 = 10.12 supported with v7.2.4 or later
- Adobe Acrobat Pro/Reader DC = 10.12 supported with v1502320053 or later - see our article on keeping Adobe products up-to-date
- Adobe Acrobat Pro/Reader 2015 = 10.12 supported with v1500630279 or later - see our article on keeping Adobe products up-to-date
- Adobe Lightroom CC = 10.12 supported with v2015.7/v6.7 or later
- Adobe Photoshop CC = 10.12.1 supported with 2017.1 or later plus macOS 10.2.1 update or later
- Adobe Photoshop Elements = 10.12 supported with v15 or later
- Adobe Premiere Elements = 10.12 supported with v15 or later
- Alsoft DiskWarrior = 10.12 supported with v5 or later
- Alsoft DiskWarrior Recovery Maker = 10.12 supported with v1.1or later
- Ambrosia Snapz Pro X = 10.12 supported with v2.6.1 or later
- Apogee Duet for iPad & Mac = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Duet 2 = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee GiO = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Groove = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee JAM = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee JAM 96k = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee ONE for iPad & Mac = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee MiC = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee MiC 96k = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee MiC 96k for Mac and Windows = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Quartet = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Symphony I/O Mk II (Thunderbolt and HD) = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Symphony I/O = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Symphony 64 | ThunderBridge = 10.12 supported with latest version
- Apogee Symphony 64 PCIe = 10.12 supported with latest version
- App Tamer = 10.12 supported with v2.2 or later
- Arq (online backup) = 10.12 supported with v5.2.4 or later
- Avid EUCON = 10.12 supported with v3.5 or later
- Avid Media Composer = 10.12 supported with v8.6.5 or later
- Avid Pro Tools = 10.12 supported with v12.6 or later
- Avid Sibelius = 10.12 supported with v8.4.2 or later
- Avid ISIS and NEXIS = 10.12 supported with NEXIS v7.2 and ISIS v4.7.5 or later
- Bare Bones BBEdit = 10.12 supported with v11.6.2 or later
- Bare Bones Yojimbo = 10.12 supported with v4.0.4 or later
- Bare Bones TextWrangler = 10.12 supported with v5.5.2 or later
- C-Command EagleFiler = v1.7 or later
- C-Command DropDMG = v3.4.1 or later
- C-Command SpamSieve = v2.9.25 or later
- Carbon Copy Cloner = 10.12 supported with v4.1.10 or later
- ClamXav = 10.12 supported with v2.10 or later
- Corel/Roxio Toast Titanium (Pro) = 10.12 supported with v15.1 or later (use built-in update facility)
- CrashPlan = 10.12 supported but v5.1.2 or later
- Default Folder X = 10.12 supported with v5.0.6 or later
- Delicious Library = 10.12 supported with v4.6 or later
- DEVONagent = 10.12 supported with v3.9.5 or later
- DEVONnote = 10.12 supported with v2.9.7 or later
- DEVONthink = 10.12 supported with v2.9.7 or later
- EazyDraw = 10.12 supported with v8.3.1 or later
- Enfocus Pitstop Pro = 10.12 supported with v2017 or later (with Acrobat X or later)
- Ergonis PopChar X = 10.12 supported with v7.2 or later
- Ergonis KeyCue = 10.12 supported with v7.5 or later
- Ergonis Typinator = 10.12 supported with v6.11 or later
- Extensis Portfolio Express = 10.12 supported with v2.5.1 or later plus Portfolio Server 2016 v2.5.3 or later
- Extensis Suitcase Fusion = 10.12 supported with v7 (18.1.1) or later
- Extensis Universal Type Server = 10.12 supported with v6.1.1 or later
- EtreCheck = 10.12 supported with v3.0.5 or later
- FileMaker Pro 15 (Advanced) = 10.12 supported with v15.0.2 or later (but with known issues)
- FileMaker Server 15 = 10.12 supported with v15.0.2 or later (but with known issues)
- Finale v25 = 10.12 supported with Finale v25.2 or later
- Fontnuke = 10.12 supported with v1.2.10 or later
- Intego X6 VirusBarrier = v10.6.24 or later
- Intego X6 NetUpdate = v10.5.16 or later
- Intego X6 Common Services = v10.5.12 or later
- Intego X9 VirusBarrier = v10.9.4 or later
- Intego X9 NetBarrier = v10.9.2 or later
- Intego X9 ContentBarrier = v10.9.1 or later
- Intego X9 Personal Backup = v10.9.2 or later
- Intego X9 Washing Machine = v10.9.2 or later
- Intego X9 NetUpdate = v10.9.2 or later
- Intego X9 Common Services = v10.9.0 or later
- LaCie RAID Manager = 10.12 supported with v2 or later
- LaCie Sdrive = 10.12 supported with v2.5.12 or later
- Lingon X = 10.12 supported with v4.2.1 or later
- Little Snitch = 10.12 supported with v3.7 or later
- Logitech mice = 10.12 supported with Logitech Control Center v3.9.5 or later
- Merlin Project = 10.12 supported with v4.0.7 or later
- Micromat Techtool Pro 9 = 10.12 supported with v9.0.2 or later
- Native Instruments MASCHINE = 10.12 supported
- NeoFinder = 10.12 supported with v6.9.3 or later
- Nikon ViewNX-i = 10.12 supported with v1.2.7 or later
- Nikon Capture NX-D = 10.12 supported with v1.4.5 or later
- Papers = 10.12 supported with v3.4.7 (build 527) or later
- Prosoft Data Rescue = 10.12 supported with v4.3 or later
- Prosoft Drive Genius = 10.12 supported with v5 or later
- QuarkXPress 2016 = 10.12 supported with 2016 v12.2.0.0 (Build 28361) or later
- ReadIRIS Pro 14 = 10.12 supported with v14.0.15 or later
- ReadIRIS Pro 15 = 10.12 supported with v15.2.1 or later
- Retrospect Client/Server = 10.12 supported with v13.5.0.173 or later
- Rogue Amoeba Airfoil = 10.12 supported with v5.1.1 or later
- Rogue Amoeba Audio Hijack = 10.12 supported with v3.3.2 or later
- Rogue Amoeba Fission = 10.12 supported with v2.3.0 or later
- Serato DJ = 10.12 supported with v1.9.3 or later
- SmallCubed Mail Act-On (Mail plug-in) = 10.12 supported with v4 or later (currently BETA version)
- SmallCubed Mail Perspectives (Mail plug-in) = 10.12 supported with v2 or later (currently BETA version)
- SmallCubed MailTags (Mail plug-in) = 10.12 supported with v5 or later (currently BETA version)
- Panic Coda = 10.12 supported with v2.5.17 or later
- Panic Transmit = 10.12 supported with v4.4.10 or later
- Paragon NTFS for Mac = 10.12 supported with v14 or later
- Parallels Desktop for Mac = 10.11 supported with v11.2.1 or v12 or later
- Pixelmator = 10.12 supported with v3.6 or later
- Posterino = 10.12 supported with v3.2.12 or later
- Shirt Pocket SuperDuper! = 10.12 supported with v2.9.1 or later
- Sonos = 10.12 supported with v6.4 or later
- Steinberg Cubase Pro/Artist = 10.12.1 supported with v8.5.20 or later
- Steinberg Cubase Elements/AI/LE = 10.12.1 supported with v8.0.40 or later
- Steinberg Dorico = 10.12.1 supported with v1.0.0 or later
- Steinberg Nuendo = 10.12.1 supported with v7.1.20 or later
- Steinberg WaveLab = 10.12.1 supported with v9.0.30 or later
- Steinberg Sequel 3 = 10.12.1 supported with v3.0.20 or later
- Steinberg VST Instruments/Plug-ins = 10.12.1 supported with latest updates
- Steinberg Hardware = 10.12.1 supported with latest updates
- SwitchResX = 10.12 supported with v4.6 or later
- Thursby Dave = 10.12 supported with v13.0 or later
- Thursby Pkard for Mac = 10.12 supported with v1.7 or later
- Titanium Software Deeper = 10.12 supported with v2.1.5 or later
- Titanium Software Maintenance = 10.12 supported with v2.2.0 or later
- Titanium Software OnyX = 10.12 supported with v3.2.0 or later
- Tweetbot = 10.12 supported with v2.4.2 or later
- USB Overdrive = 10.12 supported with v3.3 or later
- Vectorworks 2016 = 10.12 supported with 2016SP5 update or later
- Vectorworks 2017 = 10.12 supported with 2017SP2 update or later
- VMWare Fusion for Mac = 10.12 supported with v8.5.0 or later
- Wacom tablets = 10.12 supported with latest drivers
- Western Digital WD Drive Utilities = 10.12 supported with v2.0.5.18 or later
- WhatRoute = 10.12 supported with v2.0.6 or later
- WhatSize = 10.12 supported with v6.5.3 or later
- X Lossless Decoder (XLD) = 10.12 supported with v20160920 or later
Network Attached Storage (NAS) Products
NAS products must support AFP protocol version 3.3 or later (introduced with OS X 10.7 Lion) if they are to be used for Time Machine backups. Sierra supports SMB1 (CIFS) and SMB2 for normal networking/file sharing but they cannot be used for Time Machine backups. If you use NAS products that utilise open source software (FreeNAS and/or Netatalk) - FreeNas must be at least version 8.1 and Netatalk must be at least version 2.2.0. Specifically:- AppleShare IP (ASIP) - You are out of luck, sorry no update will ever be issued.
- Buffalo NAS - check your product is macOS 10.12 Sierra compatible.
- DataRobotics / Drobo - AFP v3.3 supported support area.
- FreeNAS - AFP v3.3 supported along with SMB2 for normal file access.
- Lacie NAS - check your product is macOS 10.12 Sierra compatible.
- Microsoft Windows Home Server (including HP MediaSmart Servers): HP have abandoned their original implementation of this software so there will be no update from HP.
Microsoft's Windows Home Server 2011 even with the latest service pack does not support AFP protocol v3.3 or later. WHS is unlikely to ever support AFP protocol v3.3 or later. Also note:
- Some implementations of Windows Home Server install Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection software. You can download the latest version from the Mac App Store
- Windows Home Server 2011 installs an application called "Launchpad" - but so does Sierra. If you install Sierra first and then try to install WHS's Launchpad, you can't and currently there is no fix. If you have WHS installed and upgrade to Sierra you won't get Maverick's Launchpad. Follow these steps to fix:
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications folder and delete the Launchpad application.
- Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Microsoft and delete the "Launchpad" folder.
- Go to Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences > and delete the "com.microsoft.launchpad.plist" file.
- Go to Macintosh HD > Users > ~your home directory > Library > Application Support > Microsoft and delete the "Launchpad" folder.
- Restart your computer.
- Locate the Sierra disc image and open it so it mounts on your desktop.
- In the mounted Sierra disc image go to the Packages folder
- Double click the "Essentials.pkg" package to start the software installation.
- Follow the on screen instructions to install (Sierra's Launchpad application).
- Proxure have a WHS add-in for Mac backups called KeepVault Connector but there is little information on it and their links don't work
- Netgear/Infrant ReadyNAS - use ReadyNAS OS 6 or later
- QNAP - Time Machine supported.
- Synology - Time Machine supported.
- Western Digital NAS e.g. "MyBook World" - Time Machine compatibility
You could also check out this web site that lists compatible/incompatible Sierra software.
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