App compatibility with M1 chip Macs

Photoshop elements 2020 should work.

The other 3 will not.

Mainly because they are all 32 bit apps so will not even run on Big Sur on Intel Macs, let alone an M1 Mac.

If you really need to run such old apps, you may want to keep an older Mac around for them.

If the Old Apps can be upgraded to Intel 64 Bit ( $$ involved ) Big Sur does have Rosetta 2 which will offer to install when that type of Application is started. It will function to interpret the Intel code and run in Rosetta 2. Food for thought.

Glad to assist and thank you for marking it as such. Do come back to the forums if more issues arise or just to offer your help to others.

Neither Photoshop CS5, Quicken 2007 nor Office 2011 have 64 bit upgrades.

All 3 require the purchase of a newer version or in the case of Photoshop and Office a subscription to get the new 64 bit versions.

FWIW, there are non-subscription options via alternative apps

for these that you mention:

Photoshop CS5 -> Affinity Photo as one choice but if you already

have Photoshop 2020 elements perhaps it isn't needed.

Quicken for Mac 2007 -> Check the MacApp Store for a whole variety of

personal money management solutions.

Office for Mac 2011 -> You can still buy a non-subscription version:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/buy?atc=true&rtc=1

There are also free alternatives like Libre Office which is quite compatible

and there are also Apple's own offerings when you buy a new Mac

(Pages, Numbers, and Keynote)

The current version of Quicken (6.1.0) is a universal binary that runs natively on both Intel and M1 Macs. The new owners of Quicken have made great strides in Mac compatibility and features.

As with a growing number of major apps Quicken is now a subscription based model. For me it’s worth it to have continuous updates, bug fixes, and new features.

I did not try to install my copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 on my M1 MacBook Air. I did purchase and install Photoshop Elements 2021 a few hours ago. It works just fine. I believe there are a couple of edge case scenarios where bugs have been found, but Adobe is working on those.

For my workflow, Photoshop Elements 2021 is running perfectly under Rosetta 2 on the M1 MacBook Air. I'm very happy about that.

I did also purchase Pixelmator Pro, which is running as a Universal App, and I like the features that it has as well.

Lee

P. S. Here's an excerpt from Adobe's support website regarding Photoshop Elements 2021 and Big Sur:

Known compatibility issues with Photoshop Elements

Adobe has discovered the compatibility issues listed below with running Photoshop Elements 2021.0 with macOS 11.0 (Big Sur).

Disk error

When you select Enhance > Colorize Photo, you get the disk error. We are working to address this issue.

Photoshop Elements creates a blank canvas

When you copy an image from Elements Organizer and then select File > New >  Image from Clipboard, Photoshop Elements creates a blank canvas. We are working to address this issue.

The best place is at the Developers Website or for general idea here. It is not conclusive but only in general