macOS Big Sur - SCS Computing Supported Applications
As of December 14, 2020, we have completed testing and now support macOS Big Sur.
Please note: There are some applications that will not work with Big Sur including Apple Mail, Minitab Express, and Identity Finder.
If an application or service you use is not on this list, check with the application vendor to see if it is compatible with this version of the operating system.
The release of the previous macOS (Catalina) completed a transition to exclusively-64-bit software that Apple had been carrying out since the introduction of macOS High Sierra in 2017. Catalina dropped all support for 32-bit applications. For more information on this transition, including information on how to identify 32-bit apps on your computer, consult the Apple support article: 32-bit app compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and later
| Application / Service | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Network Connections | ||
| Wired | Supported | |
| Wireless - CMU-SECURE | Supported | |
| Wireless - CMU-DEVICE | Supported | If prompted, re-register your device. |
| Wireless - Guest | Supported | |
| Wireless - eduroam | Supported | |
| AnyConnect VPN | Supported | |
| Security | ||
| ESET (Antivirus) | Works With Exceptions | Compatible with version 6.10+ of ESET. ESET's firewall protection is not available in Big Sur. |
| Sophos Home (Antivirus) | Works With Exceptions | This is antivirus software for personally owned Macs. Not permitted to use on University owned Macs. Prompts for Full Disk Access on first launch. |
| Shibboleth (WebLogin) | Supported | |
| CrashPlan | Works With Exceptions | Jamf Pro SCS enrolled Macs get Full Disk Access granted to the CrashPlan application automatically. However, manual installs of CrashPlan should grant Full Disk Access (System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access) to the application for functional backups of their home directory. Also, we suggest verifying functionality with a restore of a backup after setting this setting to ensure backups are working. |
| TiBS | Testing | This is archival backup software for servers. It is not intended for desktops or laptops. |
| Printing | ||
| Campus Printing | Supported | |
| SCS Printing | Supported | |
| Browsers | ||
| Mozilla Firefox | Supported | |
| Google Chrome | Supported | |
| Outlook | Supported | Outlook for Mac with Exchange |
| Outlook Web Access (OWA) | Supported | Exchange Email and Calendar (OWA via Safari) |
| Apple Mail w/ Exchange | Not Working | Apple Mail Big Sur has been reported as deleting email by third parties even as of 11.2. SCS does not recommend using it until Apple patches the bug. |
| Apple Calendar | Supported | |
| Thunderbird | Supported | |
| G Suite @ CMU | ||
| G Suite Apps | Supported | G Suite apps via Safari (Sheets, Docs, etc.) |
| Outlook for Mac | Supported | Outlook for Mac with G Suite. |
| Apple Mail w/ Google Mail | Not Working | Apple Mail Big Sur has been reported as deleting email by third parties even as of 11.2. SCS does not recommend using it until Apple patches the bug. |
| Apple Calendar | Supported | |
| Thunderbird | Supported | Thunderbird with G Suite. |
| Google Drive File Stream | Supported | |
| Productivity Software | ||
| Microsoft Office 365 | Supported | |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | Supported | Latest version is supported which requires an Adobe Enterprise IDs which we provide via Federated Andrew IDs. Please contact the SCS Help Desk for more information until we have a more formal page up explaining the details. |
| Collaboration Tools | ||
| CMU Box | Supported | |
| Cisco Jabber | Supported | |
| Zoom | Supported | |
| WebEx | Supported | |
| Fetch | Supported | |
| Slack | Supported | |
| Enterprise Applications | ||
| Content Management Systems (CMS) | Supported | |
| Oracle Financials | Supported | |
| Workday | Supported | |
| S3 (Student Information Online) | Supported | |
| 25Live | Supported | |
| Academic Software | ||
| Virtual Andrew | Supported | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud/Creative Suite | Supported | |
| Canvas | Supported | |
| Mathematica | Supported | |
| Matlab | Supported | |
Table last updated: 21 Jun 2021
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