macOS Catalina - SCS Computing Supported Applications
Note: 32-bit applications do not run on macOS Catalina.
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SCS Computing Facilities has validated macOS Catalina for software support. This page outlines the current state of applications and services that we support with Catalina. Please note there are some applications that are not fully compatible with Catalina but we have noted what the exceptions below.
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 macOS Catalina completes a transition to exclusively-64-bit software that Apple has been carrying out since the introduction of macOS High Sierra in 2017. Catalina drops 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 | No issues found. |
| Wireless - CMU-SECURE | Supported | No issues found. |
| Wireless - CMU-DEVICE | Supported | No issues found. |
| Wireless - Guest | Supported | No issues found. |
| Wireless - eduroam | Supported | No issues found. |
| AnyConnect VPN | Supported | Version 4.6 available via Self Service with version 4.8 coming. |
| Security | ||
| ESET (Antivirus) | Supported | This is antivirus software for university owned Macs. ESET is available through Self Service. |
| Sophos Home (Antivirus) | Supported | 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 | No issues found. |
| 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 | Supported | This is archival backup software for servers. It is not intended for desktops or laptops. |
| Printing | ||
| Campus Printing | Supported | No issues found. |
| SCS Printing | Supported | SCS-Public is confirmed working on Catalina. Installs via Self-Service are supported. |
| Browsers | ||
| Mozilla Firefox | Supported | No issues found. |
| Google Chrome | Supported | No issues found. |
| Outlook | Supported | Outlook for Mac with Exchange |
| Outlook Web Access (OWA) | Supported | Exchange Email and Calendar (OWA via Safari) No issues. |
| Apple Mail | Not Working | Apple Mail Catalina has been reported as deleting email by third parties even as of 10.15.7. SCS still does not recommend using it until Apple patches the bug. |
| Apple Calendar | Works With Exceptions | Confirmed working, but suggest using OWA or Outlook until Apple Mail bug is fixed as these two apps are often used in conjunction. |
| Thunderbird | Supported | No issues found. |
| G Suite @ CMU | ||
| G Suite Apps | Supported | G Suite apps via Safari (Sheets, Docs, etc.) No issues found. |
| Outlook for Mac | Supported | Outlook for Mac with G Suite. No issues found. |
| Apple Mail | Not Working | Apple Mail Catalina has been reported as deleting email by third parties even as of 10.15.7. SCS still does not recommend using it until Apple patches the bug. |
| Apple Calendar | Works With Exceptions | Apple Calendar with Google Calendar. Apple Mail Catalina has been reported as deleting email. We do not recommend using it until Apple patches the bug. |
| Thunderbird | Supported | Thunderbird with G Suite. |
| Google Drive File Stream | Supported | No issues found. |
| Productivity Software | ||
| Microsoft Office 365 | Supported | Latest version of Office 365 with Catalina support now available Self Service. |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | Works With Exceptions | 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 | No issues found. |
| Cisco Jabber | Supported | No issues found. |
| Zoom | Supported | No issues found. |
| WebEx | Supported | No issues found. |
| Fetch | Supported | No issues found with 5.8 or newer. |
| Slack | Supported | No significant issues found. |
| Enterprise Applications | ||
| Content Management Systems (CMS) | Supported | No issues found. |
| Oracle Financial's | Supported | No issues found. |
| Workday | Supported | No issues found. |
| S3 (Student Information Online) | Supported | No issues found. |
| 25Live | Supported | No issues found. |
| Academic Software | ||
| Virtual Andrew | Supported | No issues found. |
| Canvas | Supported | No issues found. |
| Mathematica | Supported | No issues found. |
| Matlab | Supported | No issues found. |
Table last updated: 25 Mar 2021
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