Adobe Printer Utility and Big Sur

As an addendum I did read from the Adobe website "The Adobe Printer Utility is not supported on MacOS Catalina or later". I guess that's it then!

Update:

I have just received this from Permajet who I use mostly.

"We know that the Adobe Color Print Utility works successfully with Big Sur providing you have printer drivers available and installed correctly from the relevant printer manufacturers website. We have successfully created profiles from a number of Big Sur users using the utility. It usually is a problem with the Apple security which needs to allow the app to run. Probably best to give us a call if you are struggling to produce the charts."

The Apple security issue is something I have been aware of but unable to solve it. I shall ring them Monday and post back with any progress. Thanks anyway.

I totally understand the motive behind the decision and in most cases applaud it. However as I am a photographer who uses specialised photo paper I occasionally have to profile my printers to the respective paper. This involves using the Adobe utility patch file that can be downloaded, printed and scanned at the paper suppliers (Permajet) for profiling. Unfortunately this now cannot happen. So I am now in limbo until it is replaced with a 64 bit alternative or someone comes up with another profiling method.

Thank you. All a bit Draconian in my view but nevertheless a fact. We shall all have to wait and see what response is forthcoming from Adobe and others. I guess at the moment it's a a bit of a Mexican stand off!

After several calls and emails still no progress (no-one has an answer) except that after I seemingly bypassed the security warning (developer cannot be verified), and opened the downloaded file. I now have an Adobe Printer Utility icon in the dock but when I try to open it all I get is a blank window i.e. nothing in it, and nothing opens.

It was suggested that I "unlock" the Mac to allow the download to open but I was unsure what to do other than switch the firewall off temporarily. I did that but nothing tangible happened. Very frustrating!