Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

macOS 13 Ventura - SCS Computing Supported Applications

Please note: There are some applications that will not work with Ventura.

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 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.

Base Support

Application / Service Status Notes
Base Support
Wired Supported
Wireless - CMU-SECURE Supported
AnyConnect VPN Supported
Shibboleth (WebLogin) Supported
CrashPlan Supported
SCS Printing Supported
Mozilla Firefox Supported
Google Chrome Supported
Gmail Supported
Google Drive for Desktop Supported
G Suite Apps Supported
Microsoft Office 365 Supported
Adobe Acrobat DC Supported
CMU Box Supported
Cisco Jabber Supported
Zoom Supported Versions prior to 5.12 will require manually updating to 5.12 from the Zoom website.
Workday Supported

Additional Support Categories

Application / Service Status Notes
Network Connections
Wireless - CMU-DEVICE Supported
Wireless - Guest Supported
Wireless - eduroam Supported
Security
ESET Endpoint Security Not Supported Main campus license is expiring December 12th, 2022.
TiBS Works With Exceptions Ventura is supported, but without a full disk backup. It backs up a limited set of directories. Contact SCS Computing Facilities Help Desk for more information before use with Ventura.
Printing
Campus Printing Supported
Email & Calendar
Apple Mail Supported
Apple Calendar Supported
Thunderbird Supported
Collaboration Tools
WebEx Supported
Fetch Supported
Slack Supported
Enterprise Applications
Content Management Systems (CMS) Supported
Oracle Financials Supported
S3 (Student Information Online) Supported
25Live Supported 25Live recommends Firefox or Chrome to use the site.
Academic Software
Virtual Andrew Supported
Adobe Creative Cloud/Creative Suite Supported
Canvas Supported
Mathematica Supported
Matlab Supported

Table last updated: 28 Apr 2023