Owning an older machine can actually stop you from accessing any version of GarageBand, but more on that later. Machines older than six or seven years old are unable to install Apple’s latest operating system and as such, are unable to install the latest version of GarageBand. Having said that most big issues with Big Sur have been sorted, so you shouldn’t really run into many issues though a quick google search will be able to tell you if a particular piece of hardware or software that you rely on is compatible.Īnother issue you may run into regarding Big Sur is the age of your Mac. Hardware and software compatibility issues and macOS updates unfortunately go hand in hand nowadays so holding off from updating to Apple’s shiny new operating system until all the wrinkles have been ironed out is perfectly understandable.
So if you haven’t updated to Big Sur, doing so will allow you to download GarageBand from the Mac app store. The latest version of GarageBand, version 10.4 and above is only available to users who are running MacOS Big Sur.
