MAC OS X COMPATIBILITY INFO

This page provides information about the compatibility of Native Instruments products with various versions of Mac OS X.

This page has last been updated on October 22nd 2009.

NI products are basically compatible with Snow Leopard. Information about any known issues to this can be found in the Knowledge Base.

All current Native Instruments products work without any specific issues under Mac OS X 10.5*. However, users should make sure to download the latest updates from the NI website for maximum compatibility.

Some older product installers require a special installer patch for Leopard, otherwise the installer will hang during installation. Read more about the Leopard installer patch here.

Mac OS X 10.4 is now considered a legacy operating system, and will not be supported by any NI products released after October 1st 2009.

Products and updates released after that date might not install and/or launch under this operating system. Users are advised to upgrade to OS X 10.5 to retain compatibility. Tech support for users of Mac OS X 10.4 continues to be available until further notice.



Special note on PowerPC-based Macintosh computers

As of October 1st, Macintosh computers with PowerPC-based processor architecture (G4/G5) are no longer supported by new software releases and service updates from Native Instruments. Macintosh system requirements now include an Intel processor.

AKOUSTIK PIANO and ELEKTRIK PIANO: The free KONTAKT PLAYER should be used to play the content of these instruments under Pro Tools and Mac OS X 10.5.