Apple compatibility for BricsCAD

Apple introduces big changes with each major release of macOS. These result in a number of applications to break, including BricsCAD.

Note: The purpose of this article is to document the compatibility of new macOS versions. It does not list all old versions of macOS.

Support for Sonoma (macOS 14)

  • BricsCAD V24: is supported with Sonoma

Support for Ventura (macOS 13)

  • BricsCAD V24: is supported with Ventura
  • BricsCAD V23: is supported with Ventura

Support for Monterey (macOS 12)

  • BricsCAD V24: is supported with Monterey
  • BricsCAD V23: is supported with Monterey
  • BricsCAD V22: is supported with Monterey
  • BricsCAD V21: is supported with Monterey
  • BricsCAD V20 and older versions: are NOT supported with Monterey

Support for Big Sur (macOS 11)

  • BricsCAD V24: is supported with Big Sur
  • BricsCAD V23: is supported with Big Sur
  • BricsCAD V22: is supported with Big Sur
  • BricsCAD V21: is supported with Big Sur
  • BricsCAD V20: only V20.2.11 is supported with Big Sur
  • BricsCAD V19 and older versions: are NOT supported with Big Sur

Support for MAC hardware running Apple silicon

Since V21.2.06, BricsCAD (Mac) works on Rosetta 2 (Intel emulation on Apple silicon). A native build is planned for the future.