![]() We consider those versions to be in Beta Test. We are taking advantage of the extended timeframe by releasing versions that will install via download on Catalina. Even Apple realizes Catalina is a real curve ball as they have announced they would temporarily (slightly) relax Catalina's requirements. We spent time investigating what it will take, but we do not have a version that will install on Catalina via the App Store at this time. It also means that new features and bug fixes will arrive on the Mac platform more slowly than on the PC Windows platform. That's considerably more overhead for small developers like ourselves. The preferred method is for Apps must go through Apple's App Store. That's the model essentially all general purpose computers have used since the beginning. Before Catalina, it was possible for developers to self-certify their applications. This is compounded by Apple making it more and more difficult for developers to support the platform, especially small developers like us.Īpple has changed the requirements to run apps with the latest Catalina version of OSX. I'm making this decision in the depths of the Covid-19 situation as well, when business has been depressed and it is important to focus scarce resources. It's not surprising, as very little CNC software will run on a Mac. CNC'ers, as a group, don't seem to be strong Mac users. We see similar results for the percentage of people browsing our web site via Mac OS vs Windows, so it isn't just G-Wizard. By contrast, there were about 10,000 Windows users who logged in during the same time. In the period from Octoto April 22, 2020, a little over 6 months, only a little over 300 people logged into G-Wizard from Macs. ![]() The short answer is not enough Mac users to offset the increasing pain that Apple has caused developers who want to support the platform. I own multiple Apple products, and am a committed Mac user, especially where my music software is concerned. We recommend you run G-Wizard on Windows, either on a PC, or on your Mac using a virtual machine. We'll leave them up until they won't run on Mac, then we'll take them down as well. The releases above will be our last Mac release. ![]()
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