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Mac OS X Leopard (v. 10.5) Software Compatibility

  • All applications were tested on a clean installation of Leopard (v. 10.5), not an upgrade from Tiger (v. 10.4).
  • Please note that most vendors are only recently supporting leopard. The version of the software in use on your computer may need to be patched or upgraded in order for it to function correctly on leopard. Please visit the vendor Web site if you have any questions on compatibility.
  • Faculty and staff: If you're interested in upgrading to leopard, please contact your TC or Christine Pise.
  • If you have any software you'd like to have researched, please contact Christine Pise.
  • Results are given for testing done by the industry and/or by Boston College (BC).
  • If you have any test results or issues you'd like to share, please contact Christine Pise.

Warning: Do not use DiskWarrior, TechTool, or other file system repair utilities on Mac OS X leopard systems until the software manufacturer specifically notes leopard support.

    

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Activation (on the BC network)
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: BC Activation works with leopard with no known issues (using Safari and Firefox)
Adobe Acrobat Professional
  • Versions: 8.1
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe Acrobat Professional does not work with leopard
  • Issues: Requires update to 8.1.2 for full compatibility. Expected to be available in English, French, German and Japanese in late January 2008. Additional languages expected shortly thereafter. See the Adobe FAQ (PDF) for details.
  • Vendor Support: Not supported
Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Version: 8.1
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Acrobat Reader does not work with leopard
  • Issues: Requires Adobe Reader 8.1.2 for full compatibility. Expected to be available in late January 2008. See the Adobe FAQ (PDF) for details.
  • Vendor Support: Not supported
Adobe Contribute - see Contribute
Adobe Dreamweaver - see Dreamweaver
Adobe Fireworks - see Fireworks
Adobe GoLive - see GoLive
Adobe Illustrator - see Illustrator
Adobe InDesign - see InDesign
Adobe Photoshop - see Photoshop
Adobe Flash - see Flash
Adobe Flash Player - see Flash Player
Agora Portal
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Agora Portal works with leopard with no known issues
AIM Express
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: AIM Express works with leopard with no known issues (pop-up blocking must be disabled)
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
AppleWorks
  • Version: 6.1
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: AppleWorks 6.1 does not work with leopard
  • Issues: Apple discontinued support of AppleWorks in August 2007
  • Vendor Support: Not supported
Audacity
  • Version: 1.2.6
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Unknown; Beta version 1.3.4 reportedly supports leopard

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BBEdit Lite
  • Versions: 4.6
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: BBEdit Lite does not work with leopard
  • Issue: Bare Bones, the vendor, has discontinued support of BBEdit Lite. The vendor suggests you use Text Wrangler 2.2 instead.
  • Vendor Support: Not supported
   BC Libraries Online Databases (aka MetaLib)
  • Versions: 4.00
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: BC Libraries Online Databases works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: Lexis Nexus Business unexpectedly crashes Safari 3
  • Vendor Support: Unknown
Bridge
  • Versions: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Bridge CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported

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CampusTime
  • Versions: Web client and Mac desktop client
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Web client works using Firefox and Safari 3 on leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: Web client on Safari 3 was unable to select a meeting/conference room resource from a list of matching resource names
  • Vendor Support: Not officially supported
   Contribute
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Contribute CS3 works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: FTP cannot write to certain folders that work fine on Windows or using a dedicated FTP application. Adobe and Apple are aware of the problems but do not have a solution yet.
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported

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   Dreamweaver
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Dreamweaver CS3 works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: FTP cannot write to certain folders that work fine on Windows or using a dedicated FTP application. Adobe and Apple are aware of the problems but do not have a solution yet.
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
Digital Collections
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Digital Collections works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Unknown

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E-Journals
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: E-Journals works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Unknown
eScholarship@BC
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: eScholarship@BC works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Unknown
EndNote
  • Versions: 8.0.2, 9.0.1, X.0.2, and X.1
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Vendor is currently testing
  • Issues: See the EndNote Compatibility page for details. According to macintouch.com, version 9.x is incompatible, version X has no known issues, and X.1 has a known spell-check issue.
  • Vendor Support: Not officially supported

ePO      

  • Version: 8.6
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: The version of ePO shipping with VirusScan 8.6 for MAC is compatible with leopard, but BC is currently only supporting version 8.0
  • Vendor Support: Version 8.6 is officially supported

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Fetch
  • Version: 5.3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Fetch 5 works with leopard, but with known issues. Fetch 5.3 works with leopard with no known issues. (Note: Fetch 5.3 is a free upgrade for Fetch 5 users.)
  • Issues: For Fetch 5 users, the vendor has released a free upgrade to Fetch 5.3 to fix minor cosmetic issues. Learn more and get the Fetch 5.3 upgrade.
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
FileMaker Pro
Final Cut Pro
  • Version: 6
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Final Cut Pro 6 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
Finder
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Finder works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: FTP cannot write to certain folders that work fine on Windows or using a dedicated FTP application. Adobe and Apple are aware of the problems but do not have a solution yet.
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
   Firefox
  • Version: 2.0.0.9
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Firefox works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: Some who have installed the browser update also report other new issues created, as well, including problems with some media plugins, Adobe Flash content failing on Intel-based Mac systems, and the 'close other tabs' function failing when more than 20 tabs are open. See release notes for details.
  • Vendor Support: Unknown
   Fireworks
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Fireworks CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Fireworks CS3 is officially supported
   Flash
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Flash CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Flash CS3 is officially supported
   Flash Player
  • Version: 9
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe Flash Player 9 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Adobe Flash Player 9 is officially supported
Fugu
  • Version: 1.2
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Unknown
FreeHand
  • Version: MX
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: FreeHand MX does not work on leopard
  • Issues: FreeHand has not been updated in 4 years and is not recommended to install or use on leopard
  • Vendor Support: Not supported

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   GoLive
  • Version: 9
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe GoLive 9 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Adobe GoLive 9 is officially supported

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   Illustrator
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe Illustrator CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
   InDesign
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe InDesign CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported

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KaleidaGraph
  • Version: 4.0
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Unknown

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Macromedia Dreamweaver - see Dreamweaver
MetaLib - see BC Libraries Online Databases
Mathematica
  • Version: 5.2
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Not officially supported

McAfee VirusScan

  • Version: 8.0, 8.5, and 8.6
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: McAfee VirusScan 8.0 and 8.5 do not work with leopard. McAfee plans to release version 8.6, which is a leopard-supported version
  • Vendor Support: McAfee VirusScan 8.0 and 8.5 are not supported. Version 8.6 will be supported after it is released

McAfee ePo - see ePO      

   Microsoft Office
  • Version: 2004
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Microsoft Office works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported
Mozilla Firefox - see Firefox

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Office - see Microsoft Office

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   Photoshop
  • Version: CS3
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Adobe Photoshop CS3 works with leopard with no known issues
  • Vendor Support: Officially supported

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RealPlayer
  • Version: 10
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Unknown

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Stuffit Expander
  • Version: 12
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: Currently testing
  • Vendor Support: Unknown

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   VPN
  • Leopard (v. 10.5) Compatibility: VPN works with leopard, but with known issues
  • Issues: The leopard VPN doesn't send traffic over the VPN by default. To remedy this, go to System Preferences > Network and click your VPN connection. Click the "Advanced" button, and in the "Options" tab, make sure that "Send all traffic over VPN connection" is checked. Note: Without this option checked, JSTOR, WorldCat, and other institutional subscription sites don't work correctly from off campus.

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