macOS Sierra 10.12 – What Works?
New Apple computers are shipping with macOS Sierra 10.12. The IT Service Center will provide limited assistance with software and services running on macOS Sierra, but at this time, not all Brown services work consistently with this operating system.
Compatibility Table
The table below describes software and services that were tested on macOS Sierra 10.12:
Please note that all functions of applications may not have been tested. Testing of operating systemupdates are ongoing and this page is continually updated. Please report any functionality issues to the IT Service Center.
Installing some software may require gatekeeper to be disabled. See Apple's instructions for disabling gatekeeper: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290
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Service |
Description |
Sierra Compatibility |
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Banner |
Update to Java 8u112 from the Software Catalog |
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Cisco Jabber |
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Canvas |
canvas.brown.edu is working |
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DFS (files.brown.edu/dfs) |
Departmental file shares are working |
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F5 VPN |
Big-IP VPN is working |
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Google Apps |
Gmail and Google Apps is working |
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MyAccount |
MyAccount is working |
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PAWPrints |
brown.edu/go/print is working |
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Print Server (PPRINT) |
PPRINT is working using the generic printer drivers built-in to macOS Sierra |
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RemoteApp |
RemoteApp is working |
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WebEx |
WebEx is working |
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WiFi (wifi.brown.edu) |
Campus wireless access is configurable and working |
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Workday |
Workday is working in macOS Sierra |
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Software |
Description |
Sierra Compatibility |
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Adobe Creative Cloud |
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AirMedia |
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Endnote X8 |
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FileMaker Pro 15 |
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LabVIEW 2016 |
macOS Sierra is not currently supported |
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Maple 2016 |
Minimum version of Java must be 8u112 |
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Mathematica 10 |
Mathematica 10 appears to work without issue |
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MATLAB R2016a |
Localizations other than English may have issues |
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Microsoft Office 2016 Microsoft Office 365 |
Microsoft Office is working |
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Printer Drivers |
Some additional features with Canon multi-function printers may not work |
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Stata SE v14 |
Stata SE is working with the latest update |
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Tecplot 360 EX 2017 |
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Tecplot Focus 2017 |
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