macOS 27 Golden Gate - SCS Computing Supported Applications
Please note: There are some applications that will not work with Golden Gate.
If an application or service you use is not on this list, check with the application vendor to see if it is compatible with this version of the operating system.
After testing, we support Golden Gate for the following applications and services below. We would advise reviewing your applications and services for compatibility prior to upgrading. For critical applications or services, please wait until official vendor support is announced.
You can also review main campus Computing Services' Golden Gate test page.
https://www.cmu.edu/computing/news/2026/macos_goldengate.html
Base Support
| Application / Service | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base Support | ||
| Wired | Supported | Tested successfully internally. Awaiting main campus confirmation. |
| Wireless - CMU-SECURE | Supported | Tested successfully internally. Awaiting main campus confirmation. |
| Cisco Secure Client | Works With Exceptions | Installs, connects, able to ping on campus resources via the VPN tunnel. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Shibboleth (WebLogin) | Works With Exceptions | Services authenticate with Safari 27.0 successfully. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Microsoft Entra SSO | Works With Exceptions | Tested authentication to office.com successfully with Entra Andrew account. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility with Safari 27.0 |
| CrashPlan | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, backs up, restores. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility which typically happens within 30 days with CrashPlan. |
| SCS Printing | Supported | |
| Mozilla Firefox | Works With Exceptions | Loads webpages. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Google Chrome | Works With Exceptions | Loads webpages. Successfully logs on to Andrew Google Accounts. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Gmail | Works With Exceptions | Views, sends, receives emails. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Google Drive for Desktop | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, uploads, and moves files in the Finder. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| G Suite Apps | Works With Exceptions | Basically functionality of Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Contacts, and Keep work in tests. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Microsoft Office 365 | Works With Exceptions | Basic functionality of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint function in tests. Installs, activates. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, launches, creates pdfs, views pdfs. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Box Drive | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, upgrades, moves files in the Finder. Had an issue removing download via right-click, resource busy. File still able to be moved locally and to Box. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Zoom Workspace | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, schedules meetings, meetings work. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Workday | Works With Exceptions | Basic functionality working like PTO submission and viewing personal information. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, upgrades with version 7.40.21309 as of September 17th, 2026. This version however is not vendor approved. Version 8.10.21306 or later is listed as compatible with Golden Gate by Crowdstrike. |
| Webex | Works With Exceptions | Installs, runs, activates, calls. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
Additional Support Categories
| Application / Service | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Network Connections | ||
| Wireless - CMU-DEVICE | Testing | |
| Wireless - Guest | Testing | |
| Wireless - eduroam | Testing | |
| Backup | ||
| TiBS | Not Supported | SCS Computing Facilities no longer supports TiBS. |
| Printing | ||
| Campus Printing | Testing | |
| Email & Calendar | ||
| Apple Mail | Works With Exceptions | Sends, receives, views Andrew Gmail email. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Apple Calendar | Works With Exceptions | Views and accepts Andrew Gmail calendar invitations. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. Also, same issue persists with intermittent connectivity issue also in Tahoe. |
| Thunderbird | Testing | |
| Collaboration Tools | ||
| Fetch | Testing | |
| Slack | Works With Exceptions | Installs, activates, messaging works. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Enterprise Applications | ||
| Content Management Systems (CMS) | Works With Exceptions | Edited this page with Safari 27 successfully. Awaiting vendor confirmation of compatibility. |
| Oracle Financials | Testing | |
| S3 (Student Information Online) | Testing | |
| 25Live | Testing | |
| Academic Software | ||
| Virtual Andrew | Testing | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud/Creative Suite | Testing | |
| Canvas | Testing | |
| Mathematica | Testing | |
| Matlab | Testing | |
Table last updated: 18 Sep 2026
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