Get a new Logic Pro X licence for older mac

No, Apple has stopped doing older versions a few months ago. The App Store will only offer you the latest version, not matter what macOS version you are on. Used to offer older versions, but that is no longer the case.

aurLn wrote:

Hi,

I've been considering buying a Logic Pro X licence, but my Mac is a bit old, it runs on OS 10.14.6 and I can't update it further. So the current version of Logic is not compatible with my system.

However, I was told that if I buy the licence through the App Store, while logged on a recent Mac and install it on it, I should be able to retrieve my licence on my App Store account also on my older Mac and download the latest compatible version of Logic then.

Does anyone know if that actually works? It sounds like it could, but I was not able to get a clear answer about that, either online or from Apple support, and I'd like avoiding buying a licence that I couldn't use in the end.

Thanks! :)

It is possible to download older compatible versions of Logic (and other apps) if needed on older hardware. It's been allowed now for many years. However, in my fairly lengthy experience with the App Store, these older downloads only date back as far as the original purchase date.

So no, I don't believe your plan to purchase the newest now and download an older compatible version would work.

If I'm wrong, I hope someone else will drop in here and correct me.

BenB wrote:

❝No, Apple has stopped doing older versions a few months ago. The App Store will only offer you the latest version, not matter what macOS version you are on. Used to offer older versions, but that is no longer the case.❞

I must agree with our friend, @CCTMusic, here.

The older OS compatible versions are still being offered to me as of just a few days ago. A key factor being that these old versions are linked to the Apple ID/Account they were originally purchased with.

Hi

BenB wrote:

No, Apple has stopped doing older versions a few months ago. The App Store will only offer you the latest version, not matter what macOS version you are on. Used to offer older versions, but that is no longer the case.

Just this afternoon, I successfully downloaded Logic 11.2.2 onto an iMac running Sonoma.

CCT

FCP and the video apps don't show older versions, but I'll assume from these posts the same is not true for Logic. Very interesting how confusing it is all getting now. I wish Apple could be consistent across all the apps.