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

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May 3, 2022
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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.

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Nancy OShea

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Stephanie273974714tac

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Because some of us are tired of being sucked dry by every single subscription service.

I for one don't need to use Lightroom more than a handful of times a year and don't care about new features.

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David27251861c49u

Participant

Amen

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David27251861c49u

Participant

This is not true. I was able to install Lightroom 5 off CD on my Macbook Air M1 and it runs perfectly. Do NOT pay for an Adobe subscription!

John Waller

Community Expert

Interesting @David27251861c49u . First I've heard of this.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/changing-computers-install-lr5-on-m1-macbook/m-p/11945434

It has always been understood that it is not possible. Does LR5 run OK on your M1 Mac under Rosetta2?

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

@David27251861c49u wrote- "I was able to install Lightroom 5 off CD on my Macbook Air M1 and it runs perfectly."

My first post in this thread was for Lightroom v6.

FYI More forum threads about Lr5 in Mac Monterey OS-

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/monterey-and-lightroom-5/m-p/13149976#M286565

See the posts from @TheDigitalDog and @JohanElzenga

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .

John Waller

Community Expert

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.