why can't I download iMovie on my MacBook Air running Catalina 10.15.7?

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Posted on Apr 11, 2022 05:06 PM

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Phil0124

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Posted on Apr 11, 2022 05:16 PM

Because the current version of iMovie requires macOS 11.5.1 Big Sur, it does not work on Catalina.

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Apr 11, 2022 05:16 PM in response to MacWarrior2009

Because the current version of iMovie requires macOS 11.5.1 Big Sur, it does not work on Catalina.

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