Is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Compatible With MacBook Pro M1 Max?

[craray123]

Hi, I have a stand alone licence of Lightroom 5 that I never used on CD. I now have the new 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max and would like to know if it's compatible? I do have an external CD/DVD reader/writer for my MacBook. Appreciate any help. Thank you.

[John T Smith]

As far as I know, only NEW programs run on the m1 chip

But, Apple MAY have some sort of compatibility mode, so put the disc in the drive and find out for yourself

[craray123]

Thanks, appreciate it. 😊

[Rob_Cullen]

would like to know if it's compatible?

No.! Lr6 uses a 32bit installer.  New Mac systems will only use 64bit Apps.

[craray123]

Thanks, appreciate the help. 

[John Waller]

What @Rob_Cullen said. Lightroom 5 will definitely not install on the M1. You'd have to dual boot with Lightroom 5 installed on an external drive running a compatible operating system such as macOS Mojave.

To use Lightroom Classic on your M1 you'll have to subscribe to one of the Photography Plans.

[craray123]

Thanks, appreciate the help.