Can I install older versions of After Effects and Premiere on Catalina?

[defaultn09g6ob4935v]

My old laptop crashed and I need to re-install After Effects and Premiere but I can only upgrade to Catalina. I downloaed the Creative Cloud app and I ticked the preference for older apps but nothing shows up. The app just reads "System Incompatible." 

Is there a way to get a compatible version?

[kglad]

not from adobe. they only make the current and previous versions available.

[defaultn09g6ob4935v]

But not all of the previous versions.

[kglad]

no, only the immediate previous version 

[Ben M]

Did you have a time machine backup of your old computer? If so, and the old version was on there you may be able to restore before the crash and use your old version. Otherwise, it's probably time for an upgrade if your Mac could only go up to Catalina.

[defaultn09g6ob4935v]

Yeah I'm headed to a pawn shop to pick up an M1 laptop. Thanks.

[kglad]

@defaultn09g6ob4935v 

good luck!

[kglad]

another user found smu links, https://blog.smu.edu/itconnect/2019/12/18/access-older-versions-adobe-apps/

[kglad]

and if you're adventurous, you can use https://web.archive.org/

[Jeff Arola]

Sometimes support can provide you with older Adobe application versions.

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html

(under Contact us at the bottom of the page)

[kglad]

@Jeff Arola 

adobe support no longer does that.

[Jeff Arola]

I believe sometime back,  Jeff Wright wrote that it depends on the application as to whether Adobe support can provide older versions not listed in the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.

Just a couple of days ago support provided a user an older Photoshop version for macOS Catalina 10.15 that was not on the older applications list.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-for-catalina-which-is-the-l...

[kglad]

ok