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Mac Apps Compatibility - macOS 11.0 Big Sur

Note that most, if not all, compatibility assessments are my own. I do not take legal responsibility for any of these assessments of compatibility, nor do I guarantee that my assessments are accurate. My usage may not be the same as your usage, and so I may have missed certain items that you may notice. These applications' developers may have more updated information on this subject than me.

Homebrew

  • Homebrew - works but developer tools need to be installed beforehand from the Apple Developer More Downloads page instead of through xcode-select --install As of developer beta 2, the install script at brew.sh now works. The xcode-select --install command is still slow if run manually, but I can’t tell if that is just slow or actually not working.

Core Applications

  • Microsoft Edge
  • 1Password
  • Telegram
  • Caprine
  • YakYak
  • Discord
  • TickTick
  • Microsoft Word (App Store version)
  • Microsoft Excel (App Store version)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (App Store version)
  • Microsoft OneNote (App Store version)
  • Notability (App Store) - worked but syncing large amounts of notes from iCloud seems to make it hang. Sometimes it makes progress, sometimes not and I have to force quit it. Might not be a Big Sur-specific issue.
  • Debit & Credit (App Store)
  • Visual Studio Code
  • VMware Fusion - Newest version of Fusion (12) should work natively.
  • Spotify
  • Insync - Works as of Insync 3.2.6 as far as I can tell
  • Alfred 4 - works as far as I can tell
  • BetterTouchTool - my custom keyboard shortcuts work, I do not use other parts of BTT so I haven't tested those
  • Karabiner Elements - New 13.0 version works.
  • Logitech Options
  • Google Chrome
  • Carbon Copy Cloner - latest beta works to back up data, enables data-only backups (clones are not bootable without installing macOS onto the backup), see this Bombich help article for more details.
  • GPG Suite - preference pane and all other portions appear to work, at least.
  • Amphetamine (App Store)
  • Zoom - Version 5.1.1 appears to work now. Graphical issues are fixed.
  • Java 11 JDK - works but you need to do the link that allows the system Java wrappers to find the JDK (explained at the end of the brew install messages when you install the JDK by running brew install java11).
  • Dropbox - beta version 101.3.422 is working on Big Sur, stable is apparently broken now works. Beta version can be obtained here or with the cask dropbox-beta.
  • MEGASync
  • OneDrive (App Store version) - first initial sync of files is laggy at best and unresponsive at worst until it is done, but that is just OneDrive and not Big Sur (the issue is present in Catalina as well and may just be related to how large my OneDrive is and how many files are in it). Disabling the Files On Demand feature required a force quit of OneDrive to get files to start downloading but it appears to be working just fine now.

Other Applications

  • HandBrake - opens, encoding from .mkv works
  • Windscribe
  • Bartender - new Bartender 4 beta works
  • MacTeX (CLI Only)
  • TeX Live Utility
  • Minecraft - launches, did not thoroughly test gameplay
  • JDownloader
  • RescueTime
  • Keka - works, including helper utility to set Keka as default extraction application
  • GIMP - segfaults on launch as of Big Sur Dev Beta 3 Appears to work as of dev beta 5 (I think it's beta 5)
  • Itsycal - works, but cannot remove built in macOS menu bar clock due to macOS Big Sur integrating the clock and Notification Center
  • Android File Transfer - works after manually granting Full Disk Access in Security & Privacy preference pane (the application will not prompt for access)
  • IINA
  • Notion
  • Hex Fiend (App Store version)
  • Macs Fan Control - did not test setting fan profiles as I do not have the paid version
  • MakeMKV - launches, was unable to test any ripping functionality at the moment
  • Transmission
  • Tuxera NTFS - As of Big Sur Beta 2, activation now works. Filesystem appears to function after a reboot to enable kexts (without disabling System Integrity Protection).
  • Intel Power Gadget - works after rebooting to enable the kernel extension for the first time. Unknown if the kernel extension is only working now because Big Sur is still a beta, or if it will continue to work after the public release.
  • YAC Reader
  • IntelliJ IDEA - only tested barebones functionality - making a project, editing .java files, compiling, and running
  • Logitech Camera Settings
  • Tunnelblick Beta - both my full and split UDP VPN tunnels appear to work.
  • NordVPN IKE (App Store version)
  • The Unarchiver
  • MonitorControl - changing brightness via the menubar icon works, did not test keyboard shortcuts since Karabiner Elements is broken at the moment, which is necessary for my keyboard brightness shortcuts to work
  • Skype - did not test calling, low priority to do so since Skype is not critically important to me
  • AppCleaner
  • Firefox
  • Box Sync - terminates on launch (note that I do not use Box Sync on a daily basis so I will probably not revisit this)
  • Google Backup and Sync - terminates on launch
  • Cisco AnyConnect - UCSD VPN connection at least appears to work, testing with Library content. Version 4.9.x.

Printer Driver

  • Brother MFC-L2700DW - must be downloaded manually from Brother website. Download both the Printer Driver and Scanner Driver.

Command Line Utilities Installed via brew

I only tested if these installed, in most cases. Any other testing I do will be indicated.

  • coreutils
  • diff-so-fancy
  • git
  • mas
  • neofetch - installs and works but does not get status like memory and uptime
  • nmap
  • python
  • speedtest-cli
  • trash
  • tree
  • wget
  • brew-cask-upgrade tap (brew tap buo/cask-upgrade for brew cu command) - tested and appears to work, but I have not tested it when updates are available yet