• Article ID 000066718
  • Date Published 06/11/2023
  • Date Last Updated 01/12/2023

macOS Sonoma Compatibility Announcement (Updated December 2023)

Thank you for choosing Nikon for your photographic needs.
 
We are pleased to announce the following regarding the compatibility of Nikon software products with macOS Sonoma.

Note:
  • A dialog asking whether to allow an application to access files and folders may be displayed the first time it is launched. If this dialog is displayed, click OK each time.
  • Operation has been tested under macOS Sonoma 14.0. If any issues occur by further updating macOS Sonoma, we will announce them as soon as they are confirmed. 
 
SoftwareVersionCPUCompatibility status
NX Studio
(including Nikon Transfer 2)		1.5.0IntelIssues * 2 and * 5 below occur.
Apple SiliconIssues * 2, * 3, *4, * 5, * 6, and * 7 below occur.
Camera Control Pro 22.36.0IntelIssue * 1 below occurs.
Apple SiliconIssue * 1 below occurs.
NX Tether1.0.5IntelWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation.
Apple SiliconWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation (the software runs natively on Apple Silicon).
Webcam Utility1.1.0IntelIssue * 9 below occurs.
Apple SiliconIssue * 9 below occurs.
Wireless Transmitter Utility1.11.0IntelIssue * 8 below occurs.
Apple SiliconIssue * 8 below occurs.
Picture Control Utility 22.4.15IntelWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation.
Apple SiliconWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation (the software runs natively on Apple Silicon).
IPTC Preset Manager1.3.0IntelWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation.
Apple SiliconWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation (the software runs natively on Apple Silicon).
Nikon Message Centre 22.5.0IntelWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation.
Apple SiliconWe have confirmed that there are no problems with basic operation (the software runs natively on Apple Silicon).

* 1 The application quits unexpectedly if the [Highlight button] in the live view display is pressed.
* 2 The application quits unexpectedly if the mouse is positioned over [Customize Toolbar] > [Customize] in the [Window] menu.
* 3 The application may quit unexpectedly when the [Print] button is clicked after configuring printer and layout settings.
* 4 The playback screen will flicker or not be displayed at all if video playback is paused.
* 5 The tone curve under [Levels & Curves] may not be properly displayed after scrolling to the bottom of the adjustments palette.
* 6 If the Shift key is pressed with a JPEG image displayed, only the focus point and the image within the focus point frame will be displayed when the Shift key is released.
* 7 The playback screen may flicker if a video is played immediately after installation.
* 8 Wireless LAN profiles created with the D4S, D4, D810, D810A, D800, D800E, D750, or D7200 cannot be copied to a computer.
* 9 Webcam Utility cannot be used after updating macOS Sonoma to version 14.1. We are currently looking into this issue.

We do not intend to provide compatibility with the following applications.
 
  • Camera Control Pro Ver. 1.x
  • Capture NX 2
  • Capture NX Ver. 1.x
  • Capture NX-D
  • KeyMission 360/170 Utility
  • Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
  • Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition
  • Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Select Edition
  • Nikon Capture series
  • Nikon Scan series
  • Nikon Transfer Ver. 1.x
  • Nikon View series
  • PC-PJ Transfer
  • PictureProject
  • PictureProject COOLPIX Remote Control
  • Short Movie Creator
  • Thumbnail Selector
  • ViewNX 2 (including Movie Editor)
  • ViewNX Ver. 1.x
  • ViewNX-i (including ViewNX-Movie Editor/Nikon Transfer 2)
  • Wireless Camera Setup Utility
  • Wireless Connecting Utility
  • WT-3 Setup Utility

In addition, we do not plan to provide compatibility for other software, or SCSI- or serial-connection products.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information regarding this matter, please contact Nikon Customer Support. 

Once again, thank you for choosing Nikon for your photographic needs.