Is there a way to see what software is compatible with upgrade to Big Sur?

Is there a way to see what software is compatible with upgrade to Big Sur?


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 9:13 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020 9:21 AM

All 64 bit apps are compatible with Big Sur. If you have an older Mac, open System Information (Applications - Utilities - System Information), click the Software tab on the left and then it will populate with all of your apps. You can then see which are 64 bit and which are 32 bit, if you have 32 bit apps you want to run then either upgrade or replace them prior to installing Big Sur.


As there are many thousands of apps out there that run on Big Sur it is impossible to provide a library of all of them.

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Dec 4, 2020 9:21 AM in response to Yeit

All 64 bit apps are compatible with Big Sur. If you have an older Mac, open System Information (Applications - Utilities - System Information), click the Software tab on the left and then it will populate with all of your apps. You can then see which are 64 bit and which are 32 bit, if you have 32 bit apps you want to run then either upgrade or replace them prior to installing Big Sur.


As there are many thousands of apps out there that run on Big Sur it is impossible to provide a library of all of them.

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