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- 1Blocker
- 1Password
- 3D Slicer
- 4K Video Downloader
- 4th Dimension (4D) 18.4 (LTS) and 18r5
- A Better Finder Attributes 6
- A Better Finder Rename 11
- Adguard for Mac
- Adium
- Adobe Creative apps (Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Indesign, etc)
- Affinity Designer
- Affinity Photo (opening images from the image takes a few tries)
- Affinity Publisher
- Aja System Test Lite
- Alfred
- Alt-Tab
- Amphetamine
- Anki
- Antidote 10
- AppCleaner
- Arduino IDE
- AS Timer
- Atom
- Atom with PlatformIO
- Audio Hijack — (initial compatibility, not yet recommended for production-critical use)
- AutoMounter
- AutoPani Giga
- balenaEtcher
- Bandwidth+
- Bank-Notes
- Banktivity 7
- Bartender 4
- Battery Health
- Battery Monitor (https://apps.apple.com/app/id836505650?mt=12)
- BackupLoupe 3.2
- BBEdit
- BetterSnapTool
- BetterTouchTool
- Bitwarden
- Blackmagic Disk Speed Test - works on DB5
- Black Out
- Blender 2.83.5
- Boom 2 (working better here after the app's latest update, but still silent occasionally)
- Brackets 1.14
- Brandsonic Web
- BTT
- Bumpr
- Busy Cal 3.10.2
- Caffeine 1.1.3
- Calibre
- Camtasia 2019
- Canary Mail
- Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite
- Capto 1.2.22
- Capture One 20 (You may need to delete all caches to get the Open With and Edit With Options to work)
- Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0 (CCC) - updated to 6.0.2 - 6/30
- Chrome
- Chronosync
- Cisco Anyconnect 4.8.03036
- I had to disable SIP and re-install the app. I had to leave SIP disabled even after installation.
- Cisco Webex Meetings 40.4.12.8
- Cisdem Video Converter 5.4.0
- Citrix Workspaces
- CleanMyMac
- CleanShot X
- CloudMounter
- coconutBattery 3.9.3
- Commander One 2.4.2.3218
- Complete Anatomy 2021 6.0
CrossOver 19.0.2( No longer working in Beta 3)- CrossOver 20 Beta 1
- Currencier
- Custom Menu
- Cyberduck (FTP client) (version as of 12 august, works)
- DaisyDisk (4.11)
- Dash
- Dato (menubar calendar/clock utility)
- DB Browser for SQLite
- DBeaver
- Deepl
- Devonthink
- Dexcom Clarity Uploader 1.10.0
- Diagrams
- Diablo 3 (blizzard game season 22 patch)
- Discord 0.0.259
- DiskMark
- dJay Pro
- DjVu Reader Pro 2.4.1
- Docker (stable channel)
- Dolphin Emulator
- Downie 4
- Drobo Dashboard
- Dropbox latest beta https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-desktop-client-builds/Beta-Build-101-3-422/td-p/432874
- Elgato Video Capture 2.0.3
- Enpass
- EPub Converter 20.6.1 (AniceSoft)
- eqMac
- EtreCheck
- EventScripts
- Evernote
- Expressions (Regex App)
- ExpressVPN
- Facebook Messenger
- Fantastical
- Farrago
- FastScripts
- Feedly
- ff-Works 2.1.2
- Filemaker (Pro 18 Advanced)
- FIleZilla (FTP client)
- Final Cut Pro X 10.4.8
- FireFox 89.0.2
- Flotato
- Flux
- FontBase
- Forklift
- FreeYourMusic
- FruitJuice (Battery management)
- Fusion 360 (according to this forum post on beta 4)
- Gamepad-Tool
- Garmin Express 6.16.0.0 (just to add version no.)
- Garmin Virb Edit
- Geekbench 5
- Gemini 2.6.4
- Get Backup Pro 3.5.5
- Ghostery Lite
- Google Drive File Stream (working as of Dev Beta 4 | Drive Version: 41.0.2.0)
- GoPro Quik (working as of Dev Beta 3)
- Git-Tower
- GitFinder
- GitKraken
- Google Backup and Sync (from version 3.51.3307.8076)
- Google Earth Pro 7.3.3
- Grammarly
- GrandPerspective
- Guarda Wallet
- Handbrake
- HyperDock
- Ibi Photo Manager Desktop App
- Illustrator CC 2020
- Image2Icon
- iMazing
- Indigo 7.4
- Insomnia
- IP scanner 3.99
- iTunes (sometimes slow to register clicks)
- Irvue
- iStat Menus 6.51
- iVolume 3.9.0
- JPEG Mini Pro
- Jump Desktop 8.5.15
- Kakaotalk (works fine for me)
- Keka
- Kindle
- Kodi 18.7
- LastPass
- LaunchControl
- LBRY Desktop App
- Libre Office 7.0.0.3
- Little Snitch 5 Technology Preview (but Apple apps bypass it)
- Logic and plugins (734 validated) (be careful! 9 of my essential plugins don't show, & 1 developer says they need to rework the AUs, which they'll get to with the official OS release...)
- Logitech (G-Hub) v 2021.7.91 verified with a G502 Mouse ( MacOS 11.4)
- Loopback — (initial compatibility, not yet recommended for production-critical use)
- LuLu (v. 2.0.0 beta)
- MacDraft 7
- Macports (has a version for Big Sur, needs migration, then all Gnu programs are compiled anew)
- MacTeX
- MacUpdater
- Magnet
- Magoshare Data Recovery (but title bar not readable)
- Mailbutler (New beta just released download from their site)
- Mamp
- Mathematica
- Mathworks matlab
- Memory Clean
- Mendeley
- MenuBar Stats
- Merlin Project
- Meshlab
- Meteorologist
- Microsoft Edge Beta
- Microsoft Remote Desktop
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft To Do
- Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) - Insider Fast & App Store Versions
- Mindjet MindManager 13.1.115
- Mindnode
- Moom 3.2.17
- Mos
- MuteKey
- MySQL Workbench
- NeoFinder 7.5.2
- Neptunes
- NetBeans 12.0
- News Explorer
- Nextcloud
- Nextcloud client
- Next meeting
- Nikon ViewNX-i
- Nikon Capture NX-D (fixed in beta 6)
- NomAD (Active Directory/Kerberos client)
- Notability
- Notion
- Nova (b15)
- Numbers
- Numi
- OmniDisk Sweeper
- Omnifocus (version 3 not working if installed fresh)
- OmniGraffle Pro 7.1.6
- OmniOutliner Pro 5.6.1
- OmniPlan Pro 3.14.2
- OneDrive
- OpenEmu
- OpenSCAD
- OpenVPN Connect 3
- OTP Auth
- Pacifist 3.6.2
- PHPStorm
- Palo Alto Global Protect VPN client 5.1.4 and up
- Pages
- Papers.app
- Paprika Recipe Manager 3
- Parallels 16 (Working for some users)
Kernel Panic Fix - Issue is related to Parallels hypervisor kext. You can switch to the Apple hypervisor under "Hardware - > CPU & Memory -> Advanced Settings" of your VM's settings, works for now until Parallels can fix it with an update.- New update: 16.0.1 seems to resolve the HyperVisor issue.
- Parallels 16.1.0 with Apple Hypervisor
- Parcel
- Paste (Clipboard manager)
- Pastebot
- PathFinder 10
- Pattern (Regex App)
- PDFPenPro
- Photoshop CC 2019 & 2020
- Pixelmator Pro
- Plex (not to be confused with Plex Media Player)
- Plex Media Server 1.19.4
- PopClip
- Popcorn Time
- Postman
- Privado VPN 1.2 (both for IKEv2 and Open VPN protocols)
- Private Internet Access VPN 2.6.0+ (no split tunneling)(v2.6.2b1 no longer uses a kernel extension for Split Tunnel - functioning properly under 11.1).
- ProFinder
- ProWritingAid
- PrusaSlicer
- PureVPN
- Pulse Secure VPN Desktop Client 9.1.7
- PyCharm
- qBittorrent
- Qbserve
- Quickbooks Online Mac App
- Quicken
- Quitter
- Quiver
- Rainbow
- Rectangle
- Rekordbox (reported as working in beta 5)
- Relax Melodies
- Resolutionator
- RetroArch
- Royal TSX beta available => https://support.royalapps.com/support/solutions/articles/17000027755
- RunAway
- ScreenFLow
- Scrivener
- Segger Embedded Studio
- Sensei
- SheepSaver
- Shotcut
- Signal 1.34.2
- Simon
- Sip 1.2
- Silverfast (NOT TESTED, but according to a conversation with the developer)
- Slack
- SlidePad
- Sketch
- Skype for Business
- SnagIt 2020 (some crashing until you download update)
- SnippetsLab
- Soda Player
- SomaFM Radio Player
- SoundSource 5
- Spark Email
- Sparkle 2.8.9
- Spectacle
- Speedtest
- Spotify
- Starry Night Pro Plus 8
- Steam and Steam Games (Updated Beta Client)
- Step Two
- Stickies
- Subler
- Studio 3T
- SurfShark (Version 2.7.1 OK again with Beta 6)
- Synology Drive
- Teamviewer
- Telegram
- Temperature Guage
- Textmate
- TextExpander
- Thunderbird Mail
- Tiles
- Timestamp Photo and Video
- TimeBandit X
- Tinkertool
- Total Finder (download the latest update and re-disable system integrity)
- Tor Browser
- Transmission
- Transmit
- Trello
- Tweetbot
- TypeFace App
- UctoX 2 (v2.8.2 (built 1393)
- Ultimaker Cura
- Ulysses
- Uncluter
- Uplet
- VeraCrypt with "FUSE for macOS" 3.11.2
- Viscosity OpenVPN Client (v1.8.2)
- Visual Studio Code
- VLC 3.0.16
- VMware Fusion 12.1
- VueScan
- Waterfox
- WeatherPro
- Website Watchman
- Whatsapp Desktop
- WiFi Signal (Correct colour in Menubar with 4.3)
- Wipr (Safari ad blocker)
- Wireguard
- XMind Zen 9.1.3
- Xquartz
- Yojimbo
- Zenmap 7.90
- Zoom (5.2.1)
Not Working
- 3Dconnexion/3DxWare 10.6.5 (boot failure after restart, had to uninstall in Safe Mode)
4th Dimension (4D) : will not start (version 18 r4 tested). confirmed on 4d.com(18.4 (LTS) and 18r5 working)- Abstract (crashes)
- AdGuard is stuck on Off without being able to turn it on
- "AdGuard for safari" extension is working. Adguard for Mac 2.5.1 working. - Adobe Bridge 2020. Crashes when you attempt to open image from the app. Bridge 2021 working.
- Adobe Libraries
- Ableton Live (early test crash on open, but could be plugins cause)
- AltDeploy (Mail plugin is incompatible with macOS 11 Mail app version)
- Airmail (Freezes after turning on) EDIT: It looks, that it's working.
- Amazon Music App for Mac
- Arduino ESP32 compiler
- Background Music (crashes as soon one wants to play music)
- BackupLoupe 3 (doesn't see APFS TM - fixed in 3.1 preview)
- Bartender 3 (Menu bar icons will appear to be hidden, but attempting to expand the menu will trigger Siri) - Bartender 4 preview/beta now available for Big Sur
- Bit Defender Antivirus for Mac (System Extensions will not load)
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test- works on DB5- Bluebeam Revu PDF Markup Tool
- BlueStack ( Or most if not all other Android Emulator )
- BongioviDPS (no audio)
- Box Drive and Box Sync
BusyCal 3.10.2 (latest release) - "The application can't be opened -1" Error Message- Canvas Draw 2.03 (freezes)
- Chronosync 4.9.10 (can't create or open synchronizer documents). 4.9.11 works with beta 8+ [4.9.12 is now out; waiting to test it]
- CrossOver 19.0.2
- CylancePROTECT 2.1.1570
DaisyDisk (Shows as READ-ONLY) - Confirmed by DaisyDisk staff in email that a future update will correct issue but app does not work correctly as of now. Its Read Only until later update...- Daz Studio Pro 4.14 (does not launch, no fix until estimate of mid-2021)
- Day-O
- Default Folder X (loads in manu bar but open/save doesn't work)
- Deliveries 3.2.3 (cannot add new packages)
- Deluge 2.0.3
- DigiKam 7.1.0 and 7.2.0 beta (just hangs, nothing happens)
Docker (edge channel)Drobo Dashboard- EazyDraw (does not launch)
- eqMac (installs and works but then doesn’t run on reboot)
- Epson Printer Utility 4 (window appears with "Epson Printer Utility 4 cannot be launched")
- Everett Kaser Software (all games -- window doesn't draw)
- EyeTV
- Flow Story by EditShare (Client unable to connect to server due to libcurl error.)
- fre:ac (Open but no UI elements)
Garmin BaseCamp (hangs on beta 3)Under View change to "View 3D map only" otherwise painfully slow- Garmin Express (causing kernel panics on beta 3)
- GPG Mail 4.1 (part of GPG Suite 2020.1)
GPG Suite 2020.1 ("This version of GPG Suite can only be installed on macOS 10.12 or newer" error)GPG Suite 2020.2 now available with Big Sur and Apple Silicon support.- GIMP-2.10 (It said developer requisition access , approve on Apple Watch.)
- GNUcash 4 (crash on normal launch, "permission denied" if attempted from Terminal.)
- HP Envy 5000 printer
- HPPrinterDriver 5.1 (to install drivers for older HP printers)
- iBackup
- InsomniaX (Version 2.1.8) - unable to toggle "Diable Lid Sleep" option.
- iSkysoft Video Converter Ultimate (crashes on app start)
- Java 6 Runtime legacy version - and any apps that need it to work
- KakaoTalk (crash after login)
- Kyocera printer driver p6230cdn
- LetterOpener (Mail.app plugin)
- Lite Icon 4.1
- Little Snitch 4 (kernal programming deprecated by Apple. This is being rebuilt and will release in the Fall.)
- Loopback
- Luminar 4 (crashed after exporting, stopped working afterwards)
- MacUpdate
- MailSuite
- MyCloud from Swisscom
- Netspot
- Network radar 2.9.2
- Nik (DxO) Multimedia Pluigins (Apps work but Installer fails, PS 2021 selective tool doesn't work, brush tool doesn't work) Update - The selective tool is broken in Big Sur
- OBS Studio
- Onyx
- Papyrus Author
Parallels (stopped working again with Beta 4)Updated to Parallels 16 (still not working for everyone on Big Sur)- Issue is related to Parallels hypervisor kext. You can switch to the Apple hypervisor under "Hardware - > CPU & Memory -> Advanced Settings" of your VM's settings, works for now until Parallels can fix it with an update.
- PDFPen (Launches but won't display PDF content)
- Plex Media Player 3.0.0.32-d310c89b6
- QuarkXpress 2020 (crashes when opening a file, or creating a new file).
- RightFont
- Samsung Portable SSD
- Shade3D (ver. 14)
- Sigma Photo Pro (according to: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/news/2020/11/16/3062/)
- Simple Comic
- Splashstop Streamer (SR
- Sony Content Transfer for Mac version 1.5.0.04260 - Same for Beta 5. Well, it's Sony. We'll be lucky of they release.
- StreamerDaemon keeps crashing -- see ReportCrash in Console)
SoundSource 4 (developer website says they are working on update)Update Available SoundSource 5- Sophos Home 9.9.6
Steam and Steam Games- Streamlabs OBS
- Tactical Sailing
- TechTool Pro 13.1
TinkerToolTor BrowserTotal Finder- TripMode
Ultimaker Cura- Unison (usenet newsreader)
Vanilla(now Big Sur compatible, might not self-update, so download from the developer)- Visual Studio (launches but crashes when trying to open a solution)
- VMware Fusion 12.0
- Will not work on unsupported CPUs like Xeon Westmere, which generally can be made to support Big Sur
- Missing Intel EPT MMU support and XSAVE
- Would need a legacy CPU option in VMX to force Catalina style KEXT and hypervisor
- Works on supported hardware
- Will not work on unsupported CPUs like Xeon Westmere, which generally can be made to support Big Sur
- VNC Viewer (Launches but black screen when connecting to a server)
- Vuze
- Windscribe VPN (can't load kext)
- Winzip
- Wondershare UniConverter 11.6.7.5
- WD My Cloud (software loads but won't mount disk)
- Xbox360 Controller driver (won't install)
- Xtrafinder
Sort of Working
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (strange app rendering, imposible to sign documents with certificates)
- Amadeus (sometimes crashes)
- Beyond compare v. 4.3.7 build 25118 (sometimes glitches, but it works and it's pretty usable)
- Dozer (does not keep the menu bar items hidden properly)
- Postbox (works but there are some font display issues and text on dropdown menus doesn’t show properly)
- Indesign CC 2019 & 2020 (GPU preview is very glitchy, CPU preview is only sort of glitchy)
iVolume 3.8.0. Graphical glitches, lock ups and poor performance.(Update to 3.9.0 for compatibility)- Parallels
(1,2,t,y keys NOT Working) - use Keyboard macro in preferencesBeta 3 - not loading due to version check - use shell script or terminal:
SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1
open /Applications/Parallels\ Desktop.appNot working on Beta 4 - looking for driver- Updated to Parallels 16
- Beta 5 - Parallels causes a kernal panic and shuts down system when launched
- Issue is related to Parallels hypervisor kext. You can switch to the Apple hypervisor under "Hardware - > CPU & Memory -> Advanced Settings" of your VM's settings, works for now until Parallels can fix it with an update.
- Paulstretch-v2.2-3-macOS-catalina-unsigned
Processes files, but transport buttons and auditioning of settings does not work. - Pixelmator (Original)
- Launches, but black canvas on old and new projects
Mostly Working
- BetterZip 5.0.3 (some crashes on repacking a jar file)
- Contexts (window entries have slight colour glitches when Cmd-Tab is used, but works)
- Find Any File (a little quirky, ie tries to search 'hardware' first (change that to the drive you want to search)
- Forecast Bar (issues with the dark menu bar icons and Big Sur's dark menu bar in light mode)
- iStat Menus - Functions OK when in dark mode. In light mode the Big Sur menu bar appears to stay dark which causes the iStats font to be unreadable (dark text on dark background)
- Pathfinder (some pop-up windows wrong size)
- Private Internet Access (issues with the dark menu bar icons and Big Sur's dark menu bar in light mode)
- Resilio Sync (issues with the dark menu bar icons and Big Sur's dark menu bar in light mode)
- Trickster (some misaligned graphic)
- Yoink (except for clipboard history and notification widget)
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