Quicken and Apple OS 10.7 Compatibility
Is Quicken for Mac Compatible with Mac OS 10.7 Lion?
Updated: 7/05/2011 | Article ID: 8207
Will Quicken for Mac work on the new Mac operating system, Lion (Mac OS X 10.7)?
Currently, Quicken for Mac 2005, 2006 or 2007 will not work on Lion. However, Quicken Essentials for Mac will work on Lion. If you are using Quicken Essentials for Mac, make sure you are on the latest Quicken Essentials patch version for full compatibility.
Why will Quicken for Mac not work on Lion, Mac OS X 10.7?
Quicken for Mac 2005, 2006 and 2007 were originally built for the older PowerPC architecture, and were able to run on newer Intel-based Macs due to an Apple technology called Rosetta. As of Mac OS X 10.7, Apple has discontinued support for Rosetta.
What are your plans related to personal finance solutions for Apple customers?
We are committed to supporting Apple products and our Mac customers. We are actively working on a personal finance solution for the iPad, as well as continuing to deliver the highly rated Mint.com iPhone application. In addition, we are evaluating options for Quicken Essentials for Mac.
What are my options?
If you do not plan on upgrading to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7), no action is required. You can continue using Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007 as is.
If you plan on upgrading to Lion, you have a few options.
- Try Quicken Essentials for Mac - For a limited time you can receive 50% off the regular price!
- You can easily import your data from Quicken 2005, 2006 or 2007 into Quicken Essentials for Mac. Just be sure you upgrade and transfer your data on your current operating system. It will not import on Lion.
- This option is ideal if you do not track investment transactions and history, use online bill pay or rely on specific reports that might not be present in Quicken Essentials for Mac.
- Try Mint.com
- You can set up an account in less than 5 minutes.
- This option is ideal if maintaining your transaction history is not important to you.
- Move to Quicken Windows
- You can easily convert your Quicken Macdata with the exception of Investment transaction history. You will need to either re-download your investment transactions or manually enter them.
- This option is ideal if you use Quicken to track investments.