Legacy Logic Pro, Final Cut, Motion, Compressor and MainStage downloads needed

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Legacy Logic Pro, Final Cut, Motion, Compressor and MainStage downloads needed

Running Ventura 13.7.6 on an Intel MacBook Pro. I'm working overseas and recently learned that my 2007 Mac Pro logic board has finally crashed and burned - along with my legacy copies of the above software. Please don't ask, I have fully functional Adobe CS and others, so no, I can't upgrade further without new software. Since the MacBook running Ventura is now my only computer, I want to install whatever versions will work here, but the App Store says my OS is too old. For whatever reason, these have never shown up in my account, but I've provided Apple with verified receipts, including serials. To date no action. Of course, I can find legacy software to download here and there, but am unable to enter the serials. Does anyone know how I can get working versions of the software onto this MacBook running Ventura if I have legit software serials? Thanks

Posted on Aug 5, 2025 2:02 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 5, 2025 4:01 AM in response to Tom Vincent

There is some misunderstanding. There are no serials for software that would run in Ventura. Legacy versions of Final Cut Pro do not work in anything newer than macOS Sierra, so even if you had the serials it wouldn’t help. Adobe CS almost certainly won’t work either (though it survived for a few more iterations of macOS)

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Tom Vincent Author

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Aug 5, 2025 6:07 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

On the other hand?

Yes, the software I purchased is way old - more than a decade. I mention the serial numbers as a way of saying the purchase is straight from Apple. It was installed on the 2007 MacPro (upgraded, but still)... When I bought it and installed on the Mac Pro, I needed the serials. Thank you for clarifying that the software probably doesn't even have serials anymore, so anything I find that is compatible with Ventura probably wouldn't work anyway. That puts the problem back on Apple, I guess.

For the record, CS 5.5 works fine through Sierra, and with the "JavaForOSX" patch will run fine on Catalina as well. I have't tested anything higher because I know nothing that will patch Java for Ventura and now run CS through Parallels.

Also, since someone inevitably mentions it, my work is in humanitarian and development aid. When I take my kit to the field to work in camps and villages there is no internet and subscription software cannot phone home. So I am unable to manage with the new model. In addition, most subscription models involve extensive use of the cloud and I cannot put faces or identifying information out where anyone can find it or scrape it.

I am still hopeful that I can find a solution - I can use Parallels to run this software as well, if I can find a place to download it from

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BenB

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Aug 5, 2025 6:57 AM in response to Tom Vincent

So you're looking for FCP 10.3 or 10.4, correct? I doubt you'll find it. Apple doesn't make versions that old available. So your FCP and other software registration is all done under your Apple ID. There's no serial number at all. If the App Store says it doesn't have a version you can download, then there isn't one. Someone would have to give you an archived copy from somewhere. That's a tough position to be in. It's going to be hard finding a version that old.

There is no "legit software serials" for Apple software, hasn't been for many years, it's all your Apple ID, period.

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