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Update on MacOS 10.15 Catalina compatibility?

It has been a over month since the announcement that Roli software may not be compatible with Catalina, urging us to wait for an update.


What is the status?

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Hi David,  The advice sent out in that messaging still applies.  Catalina introduced changes that will require us to alter and repackage most of our software, and this work will take some time to complete. Native Instruments, Arturia and more are all in the same boat in this respect.


While we can't give a specific timeframe as to when this will be completed, we will update everyone when we have updated software to ensure compatibility with Catalina. We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding and co-operation.



I got my first Apple in 1979 – an Apple II+, which I used to drive an Alpha Syntauri, my first digital synth.


I had my first Mac two weeks after its release in 1984.


Catalina is the first system update in all those years I’ve held off from installing. I have to.


I understand why Apple is doing what it is doing, but there is a high likelihood I will never again update the system on my current Mac; instead, I’ll need to add a new Mac to move into the future, while maintaining my current one as a bridge. 


There’s no fault here, neither with Apple nor ROLI; I know it’s a tough nut financially, but it’s the reality of the situation. ROLI’s advice is sound.

I would suggest that it’s in ROLI’s interests to resolve this fairly quickly. I imagine that, very shortly, most Mac’s will come with Catalina installed at the factory. Certainly the brand new 16 inch MacBooks will fall into this category. It seems unthinkable that ROLI would effectively turn a blind eye to this potential user base.

Any update on this? I'm getting the same message over and over.

I have a brand new Songmaker sitting on the shelf that I cannot use. If I could just use the keyboard with garage band, I could wait for the rest. 

Hi Deacon, all ROLI and FXpansion products should now run successfully on Catalina without issue. Can you please let our support team know of any outstanding issues you're still experiencing, and they'll be able to help.

It seems as if the problem goes on: I have mac os 10.15.4 Catalina and I tried to install Dashboard update 21th January 2020 and my Catalina says: ... apple cannot check it for malicious software.

Hi Bernhard, please try installing ROLI Dashboard from ROLI Connect, which should allow you to install and run the application successfully.

Hello ?? What is going on with this update ? Y’all at ROLI looking like real amateurs here .. this update is taking wayyy too long esp without updates .. y’all realize a new Mac software coming out in another 7 months - are we going to have to wait again for updates to take half a year this Fall ? Please get your act together because my trust in ROLI has deeply failed and keeping me from considering any further device purchases from you .. I’m updating to Catalina now as it’s ridiculous for me to continue to wait as as much as it’s ridiculous there’s no update to the software or update to what’s even going on ..

Hi all,

We'll shortly be releasing a statement via email and social media regarding compatibility of ROLI products on macOS Catalina.

We're pleased to say that all ROLI products should now install and run successfully, and have been tested extensively on macOS 10.15.2. Please take a look at this thread for more information on what you should expect to see when installing any ROLI products. Should you experience any issues with any ROLI installations, please contact our support team .

We're continuing work to update all existing FXpansion installers, and will release a separate statement once this is complete.


Thanks you for your patience and understanding.

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